An environmental group held a protest in Salinas yesterday during a meeting run by state officials over the practice of fracking. People against the practice protested outside the National Steinbeck Center, while oil and gas officials held a public comment session inside. Representatives from the Department of Conservation listened to the concerns made by community members over the process, known as hydraulic fracturing, which extracts natural gas from shale rock by injecting highly pressurized liquid into the rock.
