The
Republican-led
state
House
of
Representatives
approved
the
new
regulations
on
hydraulic
fracturing
with
a
73-19
vote
on
Thursday,
with
21
Democrats
voting
in
favour.
The
Senate
approved
the
bill
with
a
21-8
on
15
May.
The
bill
is
now
awaiting
action
from
Governor
John
Kasich,
who
is
expected
to
sign
it
into
law.
“We’ll
be
better
stewards
of
our
environment
because
of
it,
and
our
kids
and
grandkids
will
thank
us
for
it,”
Kasich
said
of
the
bill
in
a
statement.
The
bill
would
require
companies
to
test
water
within
1500
feet
of
proposed
drill
sites
and
to
report…
