Mora County Becomes the First County in the United States to Permanently Ban the Extraction of Oil and Gas | New Mexico Wilderness Alliance

Stand against those who would destroy anything for their own profit.

Mora County Becomes the First County in the United States to Permanently Ban the Extraction of Oil and Gas | New Mexico Wilderness Alliance

Strips oil and gas corporations of the rights of “persons”

Mora County (4/29/2013) – On April 29th, at a special meeting called by the Mora County Board of Commissioners to vote on a “Community Bill of Rights,” Mora became the first County in the United States to permanently ban the extraction of oil and gas.

For years, Mora County has been threatened by “hydro-fracking,” along with other forms of oil and gas extraction. After enacting a temporary moratorium on oil and gas drilling, the County Commissioners adopted a local bill of rights that permanently bans the extraction of oil and gas within the County. In doing so, they follow the lead of over three dozen municipalities on the East Coast – including the City of Pittsburgh – who have adopted local bills of rights to ban “fracking” and other extraction.

Mora County Becomes the First County in the United States to Permanently Ban the Extraction of Oil and Gas | New Mexico Wilderness Alliance