Extend the ban on fracking in the George Washington National Forest in order to protect the headwaters leading to the drinking water of 4.5 million people.
Why is this important?
The US Forest Service is to release a 15 year land use management plan for the George Washington National Forest in which they can decide to either allow or prohibit horizontal drilling. Neglecting to prohibit this drilling could lead to natural gas companies exploiting the forest through hydraulic fracturing. Fracking would put our drinking water, air, and pristine forest in danger. This is unacceptable.
