- The Obama administration confirms final rules on hydraulic fracturing activities on public and tribal lands, in an effort to set a national standard for a patchwork of state regulations governing drilling practices that have helped fuel the domestic energy boom.
- Key components of the rule, which will take effect in 90 days, include requirements to test the quality of the cement work designed to prevent natural gas from seeping outside a well, and adhere to stricter standards for storing toxic fluids left over from drilling.
- In a move that could upset environmental groups, companies will be required to publicly disclose chemicals they use through the industry-run FracFocus website within 30 days of completing the fracking process.
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