Exxon Contributes $86,000 To ALEC, Which Then Helps Promote Weak Fracking Regulations

Exxon Contributes $86,000 To ALEC, Which Then Helps Promote Weak Fracking Regulations: pBy Jessica Goad As the New York Times reported last month, the American Legislative Exchange Council, a right-wing corporate front group, has been behind various efforts to enact watered down state regulations for the natural gas drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. The Times noted that ALEC’s model legislation being shopped to state [...]/p