The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday published the first federal regulations regining in emissions from natural gas wells that use hyrdraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” the process of blasting water and other liquid chemicals into rock to release the gas. The new rules strike a clever compromise between the natural gas industry and clean air advocates.
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