Mealey's (March 28, 2017, 9:39 AM EDT) -- ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland Senate voted March 27 by a 35-10 margin to permanently ban hydraulic fracturing, approving a bill that had already passed the House of Delegates. The vote makes Maryland the third state to ban the procedure following Vermont and New York, as Gov. Larry Hogan’s previous endorsement of the legislation all but guarantees he will sign the bill into law....