A prominent Tampa Republican is making good on her promise to seek a ban on hydraulic fracturing in Florida.
![Sen. Dana Young, R-Tampa, says she will unveil a ban on hydraulic fracturing next week at a Capitol press conference. Environmentalists have been eagerly awaiting the legislation.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c7b7c72/2147483647/strip/true/crop/150x197+0+0/resize/880x1156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmediad.publicbroadcasting.net%2Fp%2Fwfsu%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fcard_280%2Fpublic%2F201701%2FYoung.jpg)
Opponents of the controversial oil and gas drilling technique have been eagerly awaiting an announcement since Senator Dana Young promised to file a fracking ban this summer.
Earlier this week, an aide declined to say when Young would act. But in a press release late Friday afternoon, Young said she will roll out the legislation on Tuesday at a Capitol press conference.
Democratic attempts to ban fracking have failed to get hearings in the past three years.
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