Environment minister: ‘The conditions for proceeding with fracking do not exist’

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Mexico’s environment minister Alicia Bárcena said current conditions do not permit fracking, as the government continues a feasibility study for the Sabinas-Burro-Picachos basin. Existing environmental regulations are an obstacle to proceeding.

Minister Bárcena spoke before Mexico's Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday evening about the government's ongoing feasibility study of fracking, which could potentially be carried out in the Sabinas-Burro-Picachos basin. However, the country's current environmental regulations hinder further development. The post Environment minister: ‘The conditions for proceeding with fracking do not exist’ appeared first on Mexico News Daily