Waxman Inquiry Renews Calls For Strict EPA Regulation Of Gas Fracking

摘要

House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) is launching a broad inquiry into the risks posed by "hydraulic fracturing" operations for extracting natural gas, bolstering calls for pending legislation to restore EPA authority to regulate the practice under the drinking water law, as well as increased regulation of the practice under existing EPA authorities.