Episode 8: How did the state of Maryland ban fracking? with Brooke Harper

Fracking and Health: Ask an Expert

While many NGOs have worked with communities to enact fracking bans, there has been less success on the state level. Brooke Harper, Maryland Policy Director at Chesapeake Climate Action Network, discusses the strategies used in Maryland to mobilize support to ban fracking in the state. She highlights the importance of building support at the local level, engaging non-traditional partners, and the most effective actions that contributed to their successful campaign.