Survey Says 58% of Pennsylvanians Support Fracking Moratorium

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Though nearly half of Pennsylvanians support natural gas drilling to some degree, about 58 percent would back a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing until there is a fuller understanding of the risks, according to a poll released Tuesday. 
Researchers tracking development of the state's Marcellus Shale released the findings of their second survey of residents asked about the natural gas drilling and "fracking" extraction technology that has inspired debate throughout the Commonwealth. 
Overall support for drilling has been tempered by water contamination risks and the public's reliability concerns with state environmental regulators, said Barry Rabe, professor of public policy at the University of Michigan and co-author on the report.
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