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ProPublica: From Gung-Ho to Uh-Oh: Charting the Government’s Moves on Fracking

Posted Mon, 2012/02/13 - 12:32pm by RCAP

A Feb. 7 article begins:

"Fracking has only recently become a household word, but government involvement with the drilling technique goes back decades. President Obama has championed the potential of natural gas drilling combined with more regulation. While there has been mounting evidence of water contamination, few regulations have been implemented."

A graphic produced by ProPublica traces officials' moves -- and levels of caution -- over time.

EPA seeks input on the development of drinking water perchlorate regulation

Posted Wed, 2011/08/24 - 2:13pm by RCAP

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting small businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations to participate as small-entity representatives (SERs) for a small-business advocacy review (SBAR) panel. This panel will focus on the agency’s development of a rule that proposes to regulate the amount of perchlorate, a potentially harmful chemical, in drinking water. Federal law requires agencies to establish an SBAR panel for rules that may have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.