From the Charlotte [North Carolina] Observer:

Perdue vetoes fracking bill; GOP accuses governor of 'flip-flop'

Gov. Bev Perdue vetoed legislation on Sunday [July 1] that would have paved the way for North Carolina to drill for natural gas through a water and chemical intensive process known as fracking. It is the Democratic governor’s third veto of major Republican-backed legislation — all in the past four days.

Guidance will clarify means of compliance with 2005 Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released on May 4 draft underground injection control (UIC) program permitting guidance for class II wells that use diesel fuels during hydraulic fracturing activities.