US Proposes First-Ever Fracking Regulations for Federal Leases

摘要

The US Interior Department proposed new reporting and environmental regulations for natural gas development on Friday, giving the federal government new authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" on public lands. The rule unveiled by the Bureau of Land Management would require producers to publicly disclose the components used in fracking, a controversial but prolific process that involves pumping water, sand and chemicals into the ground to allow oil or gas to flow more freelv into a well.