Following the announcement by Florida’s newly-sworn in Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that he is moving to ban fracking, an advocacy group called on new Democratic governors in other states to stand up for the climate as well as water safety and quickly follow suit.

DeSantis unveiled on Thursday an executive order—absent any mention of climate change—which included directing the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)  to “take necessary actions to adamantly oppose […] hydraulic fracturing in Florida.”

Calling fracking “an inherently dangerous process that threatens drinking water safety and human health wherever it occurs,” Food & Water Watch executive director Wenonah Hauter said the new order prioritized “the health and safety of Floridians over corporate polluter profits.” Moreover, Hauter said it’s a move that should be emulated by other newly-minted Democratic governors.

“Gov. DeSantis’s decision follows on the heels of another Republican governor’s decision to ban fracking, when Gov. Larry Hogan did so in Maryland in 2017. DeSantis and Hogan, along with [Democratic New York] Governor Cuomo’s ban on fracking in New York, exemplify the fact that common-sense environmental protections need not be a partisan issue. As the Trump administration and even many Democratic governors continue to double-down on oil and gas fracking,” Hauter continued, “it is more important than ever that local and state leaders of both parties do all in their power to halt the fossil fuel extraction destroying our climate and poisoning our air and water.”

To do that, Hauter argued, “New Democratic Governors Gavin Newsom of California, Jared Polis of Colorado, and incoming governor J.B. Pritzker of Illinois should likewise move immediately to ban fracking in their states. Meanwhile, Gov. Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania continues to fail his constituents and future generations by allowing fracking and dangerous pipeline buildouts that serve to lock in decades more of fossil fuel development.”

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“No one can talk about a Green New Deal while simultaneously supporting policies that include more drilling and fracking in their state,” she added.

The executive order did draw cheers from “Gasland” director and anti-fracking activist Josh Fox, who called it “a huge win for grassroots activism.”