Most anti-fracking ballot initiatives in Ohio have failed this year, pro-fracking Energy In Depth reports:
:This year has marks another election season of failure for the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) and their local control initiatives.
"Recently, Ohio’s Secretary of State John Husted ruled that the countywide so-called Community Bill of Rights fracking bans are “invalid” and therefore will not be moving forward to the ballot box in November.
"This decision came after local county board of elections, the County Commissioners Association of Ohio, Affiliated Construction Trades of Ohio and the Ohio Chamber of Commerce all spoke out against these measures due to the harm they would impose on Ohio communities."
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