Obama’s fracking rules blocked by Wyoming federal court
OCT 01, 2015
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.029250
New York Times : The Obama administration’s first major effort to set national standards for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has been blocked by a federal judge. Because of a surge in fracking operations in the US, the Bureau of Land Management was tasked with drafting rules regarding one aspect of the process, drilling safety. Although the regulations would have applied to oil and gas production on federal and tribal lands, the judge ruled that they would infringe on states’ rights. Not surprisingly, the decision has pleased industry groups and displeased environmental ones.
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