House Science Panel Questions Need For EPA Studies on Hydraulic Fracturing

摘要

Republican members of a House subcommittee criticized the Environmental Protection Agency's budget request for studies of hydraulic fracturing at a March 6 hearing.At a time when everyone is being asked to make sacrifices, EPA is expanding its efforts in the area even in the absence of a congressional mandate, said Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.), chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.