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MagazineLast week an estimated 1,000 people took over the Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio to protest the destructive practice of hydraulic fracturing, or \"fracking.\" Joined by others from neighboring states facing similar issues, this \"People's Assembly\" rallied and marched to the Capitol building\u2014without a permit\u2014to decide how they, the people, could end the practice in their state.Jamie Frederick was one of them. She had been told by doctors that it was safe to drink her well water, despite the presence of gas wells surrounding her home. She later discovered the water was contaminated with chemicals used in the fracking process. As a result, she says, she has lost her gall bladder and can't risk having children because of fatal health risks and potential birth defects.\"If there had been solar panels and wind turbines surrounding my home instead of gas wells, I never would have gotten sick, and I would be called \u2018Mom\u2019,\u201d she told the crowd. These days, she said, her mouth bleeds and it's difficult to talk: \u201cI am losing my voice more all the time. But I seem to have found it today.\u201dAs the Assembly convened, the rotunda, filled to capacity, thundered with stomping, clapping, and chanting that was hushed when families shared experiences of being devastated by the side effects of fracking, as Frederick was. Some had been invited to testify at the Statehouse in the past, only to find empty rooms and legislators who did not respect their concerns.&nbsp;These stories had been shared throughout the lead-up to the action, with three full days committed to workshops, trainings, and cross-movement strategy sessions. Teri Blanton, of Appalachia, connected fracking to another highly destructive extraction process she has been fighting in her own neighborhood: mountaintop coal removal. \"They're trying to do to you what they've done to us,\" she said. \"'Regulation' just gives them permission to do it. If you think regulation works, take a look at the West Virginia strip mining.\"The Ohio Assembly ended with the passage of a \"people's legislation\" to ban fracking. Though no actual law backs this resolution, it signifies a commitment by many in the state to oppose further development of fracking wells.This July will see thousands more mobilize in Washington, D.C. for the Don\u2019t Stop the Frack Attack rally. Grassroots communities across New York State are already speaking out against Governor Andrew Cuomo's attempt to turn the Southern Tier of New York into a sacrifice zone for fracking. This creative, nonviolent action bubbling across the United States may turn out to be the most powerful way of halting extreme energy development at the expense of both people and the planet.","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/planet\/in-ohio-the-people-push-back-on-fracking\/ohio-statehouse-takeover-photo-by-josh-lopez"}