Citing EPA's SDWA Authority, Judge Scraps BLM Fracking Injection Rule

摘要

A federal district judge is citing Congress' intent for EPA to have sole authority under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to issue hydraulic fracturing rules to protect groundwater as his reason for scrapping a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) fracking injection rule-though SDWA largely bars EPA from issuing any fracking rules.