New Brunswick Extends Fracking Moratorium Indefinitely

The Canadian Province of New Brunswick's Energy Minister has announced that the current moratorium on hydraulic fracturing will continue indefinitely.

The moratorium was put in place in December 2014 until five conditions have been met. The five conditions to allow hydraulic fracturing are:

• a social licence is in place;
• clear and credible information is available about the impacts of hydraulic fracturing on public health, the environment and water, allowing the government to develop a country-leading regulatory regime with sufficient enforcement capabilities;
• a plan is in place to mitigate the impacts on public infrastructure and to address issues such as waste water disposal;