Pennsylvania adopts new fracking regulations
Veröffentlicht: 10. Oktober 2016 Abgelegt unter: fracking / shale gaz, fracking / shale oil, fracking bubble, HILLARY CLINTON (DEMOCRATS) Hinterlasse einen KommentarPennsylvania adopts new fracking regulations
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New regulations governing the extraction of natural gas through fracking will go into effect on Saturday in Pennsylvania, the first overhaul since the industry took off in the state more than 10 years ago.
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The new rules allow the state’s department of environmental protection to require additional measures if fracking is taking place near public resources, and requires drillers to restore water supply that is degraded or damaged through fracking, according to the statement.
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The rules have been in development since 2011, and faced opposition from the oil and gas industry and their allies in the state legislature, where the regulations were rejected earlier this year.
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