EPA plans air-pollution curbs at fracking sites

Philadelphia Inquirer Friday 29th July, 2011

WASHINGTON - Faced with a natural gas drilling boom that has sullied the air in some parts of the country, the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed for the first time to control air pollution at oil and gas wells, particularly those drilled using hydraulic fracturing. The proposal, issued to meet a court deadline, addresses air pol...

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