The Orion

Don’t freak out about fracking ban’s defeat

Dylan Dewit // March 6, 2015

Butte County let a fracking ordinance die, but something more comprehensive needs to be done anyway.

$Butte County strides toward fracking ban$

Yessenia Funes // April 8, 2014

The Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday in support of a ban on hydraulic fracturing in Butte County.

Gary Nelson // March 26, 2014

Thousands of people protested at the state Capitol over spring break.

Yessenia Funes // February 5, 2014

The Butte County Water Commission will decide whether to pass the Butte Environmental Council's resolution to protect local groundwater in February.