New Mexico county first in nation to ban fracking to safeguard water

Wells are only source of water for everyone  in Mora County, which is why last month this poor, conservative ranching region of energy-rich New Mexico became the first county in the nation to pass an ordinance banning hydraulic fracturing, the controversial oil and gas extraction technique known as "fracking" that has compromised water quantity and quality in communities around the country.  http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fracking-ban-20130529,0,4631146.story

Article courtesy of The Los Angeles Times by Julie Cart