"Hydraulic fracturing is on some local ballots in California and Texas, and the oil and gas industries are fighting against the potential restrictions.

In California, industry has spent $7.7 million to defeat ballot initiatives in three counties that would ban the practice, also known as fracking, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. They would also ban acidizing and other “high-intensity” oil extraction methods.

The total industry spending is more than Neel Kashkari, a Republican running to be California’s governor, has raised."

Timothy Cama reports for The Hill November 3, 2014. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"As Fracking Vote Nears, a City Divided" (Houston Chronicle) [3]

"In Texas, an Unlikely Battleground Over Fracking" (Wall Street Journal) [4]

"Communities Find Little Success in Resisting Fracking Infrastructure" (Aljazeera America) [5]

"Supporters of Fracking Ban Face New Wave of McCarthyism in Denton, Texas" (DeSmogBlog) [6]

"In Texas, a Fight Over Fracking" (New York Times) [7]

"How 3,500 Voters in North Dakota Could Put the Brakes on America's Biggest Fracking Boom" (Climate Desk/Mother Jones) [8]

"Midterm Election: Ohio Governor Promises More Taxes on Fracking" (Christian Science Monitor) [9]

"A County Resents Oil Drilling, Despite the Money It Brings In" (New York Times) [10]