DOI Fracking Plan Wins Bipartisan Support Despite Advocates' Criticisms

摘要

Key lawmakers from both parties are offering initial support for the Interior Department's (DOI) proposed rule governing hydraulic fracturing operations on federal lands, though industry, environmentalists and many Republicans offered competing criticisms over the plan that will likely set the tone for policies EPA and other agencies are crafting. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), the ranking Republican on the Senate energy committee, said that while she continues to review the proposed DOI rules, they appear to acknowledge states' lead role in regulating fracking by allowing drillers to follow state regulations provided they are at least as strict as what DOI proposed.