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LA Times: The Interior Department proposed new rules to regulate hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on federal land Thursday, drawing criticism from environmentalists that it had weakened an earlier draft to placate industry.
Industry officials were not mollified, however, reiterating their objections to federal standards. Last year, they criticized the department's earlier draft rules as inflexible and onerous.
"We are proposing some common-sense updates that increase safety while also providing flexibility......
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Interior Department offers new rules for ‘fracking’
Posted by LA Times: Neela Banerjee and Wes Venteicher on May 16th, 2013
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