A new set of rules governing hydraulic fracturing on public and tribal lands likely will not impact Pennsylvania directly, observers said, but it does set the stage for future regulation at the state level.
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management released final standards for hydraulic fracturing last week, applying only to public and tribal lands. The rules require hydraulic fracturing operators to submit more information than was previously required by the federal government about pre-existing wells, and about the chemicals and processes they use in constructing new wells and extracting. It also set new requirements on the types of containers used for fluids involved.
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