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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 30, 2013
Page
1
Campbell Energy LLC reported a White County well used 640000 gallons of water in fracking last year. The figure surpasses 300000 gallons, the threshold many Illinois legislators cite for high volume fracking to be addressed in a pending bill.
In Springfield several opponents of hydraulic fracturing visited Gov. Pat Quinn's office carrying letters and a train ticket to Pennsylvania. Jeff Biggers, a Southern Illinois native historian and journalist, spoke about coal mining impacts.
National Weather Service forecaster Greg Meffert says Southern Illinois should see temperatures closer to normal after last year’s extreme heat and drought. While hot days are possible, the risk of severe weather remains small but not zero as storms may increase into the weekend with highs in the 80s and lows in the 50s to 70s.
In a late session twist Gov. Quinn and AFSCME join to pressure the General Assembly to fund $140 million in back wages from expired labor contracts affecting about 30,000 state workers. lawmakers question legality and funding paths as the budget fight resumes.
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