Industry Resists Increased Regulation

Posted on June 5, 2009 by Vorys

This article from the Houston Chronicle reports on industry opposition to increased federal oversight of hydraulic fracturing in the shales.  Turns out, there is a House Natural Resources subcommittee hearing today on U.S. shale gas production.  Interesting.

More information on the subcommittee's hearing can be found here.

[Update:  A number of reports have surfaced recently on the issue.  See, e.g., here (Dallas Morning News - noting the Ground Water Protection Council's recent report finding state regulation effective); here (WENY-TV News - reporting on Congressman Hinchey's reintroduction of legislation to repeal the exemption of hydraulic fracturing from the Safe Drinking Water Act); and here (WSJ - subscription required - discussing industry resistance to new regulations).]

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