Fracking

Collier County Commissioners decided Tuesday to move forward with their legal challenge against state regulators. Commissioners have said the state is not…

Collier commissioners voted to file a petition for a formal administrative hearing Tuesday challenging a consent order entered into between the Florida…

A fracking bill sponsored by a Southwest Florida lawmaker likely won’t become law yet again this year.State Rep. Ray Rodrigues, R-Estero, has been trying…

Four bills currently working their way through the Florida Legislature would put some regulations in place for any company looking to mine, or frack, for…

A bill filed by state Rep. Ray Rodrigues, R-Estero, would require energy companies to disclose what chemicals they are using when they frack in…

A Southwest Florida lawmaker wants to put some rules in place for potential fracking in Florida, even though there currently is no fracking in the state…

Reports have surfaced in the past few months that Southwest Florida might be a candidate in the future for ‘hydraulic fracturing,’ or fracking. However,…