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The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday against changes the House approved to legislation that would open up North Carolina to natural gas drilling.
State House lawmakers agreed Friday to set a March 2015 date to start issuing natural gas drilling permits in North Carolina.
Washington, D.C. -based Food and Water Watch is calling on Attorney General Roy Cooper to investigate Gov. Pat McCrory and his administration over gas drilling.
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