A consortium of environmental advocacy groups is holding a Florida Fracking Summit Nov. 2 at Florida Gulf Coast University. The free day-long event is intended to educate the public about the impacts and risks of extracting oil through hydraulic fracturing in Florida’s unique geology and the state’s regulatory environment when it comes to oil exploration. Since 2013, the Florida Legislature has failed to pass a bill regulating fracking activity. The issue garnered public and media scrutiny in Southwest Florida after the Dan A. Hughes oil company was found to have used a fracking-like method to extract oil from the Collier Hogan Well near Lake Trafford in Collier County nearly three years ago. That incident raised concerns about possible groundwater contamination, and the Conservancy of Southwest Florida’s Director of Natural Resource Policy Jennifer Hecker tells WGCU’s John Davis, the issue remains ongoing.
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