Original posting of this article on April 1, 2011

The draft plan is open to public comment

WASHINGTON (EPA) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) submitted its draft study plan on hydraulic fracturing for review to the agency’s Science Advisory Board (SAB), a group of independent scientists, on Feb. 8. Natural gas plays a key role in our nation’s clean energy future, and the process known as hydraulic fracturing is one way of accessing that vital resource.