New Federal Fracking Rules Rely on FracFocus Even as EPA Research Highlights Site's Flaws

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By Sharon KellyApr 7, 2015, 1:06 pm109 pts
It's a classic case of the government's left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing. Days after the Bureau of Land Management issued new federal rules for fracking on federal land, relying heavily on an industry-run site called FracFocus, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a study mainly…

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