Interior: We’ll maybe finalize those fracking rules next year

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Interior: We’ll maybe finalize those fracking rules next year

$Interior: We’ll maybe finalize those fracking rules next year$

Bad news, water lovers: You’re going to need to wait until at least 2013 before you know if you’re drinking fracking fluid. Last May, the Department of the Interior, America’s most introspective governmental bureau, announced proposed regulations for the fracking process. The proposal was … not very strong. Companies would have to provide information on chemicals used in the process, but only after the fact. ncindc The fast-acting Department of the Interior. Nonetheless, the fracking industry was hella mad, because if you government pencil-necks say companies have to worry about where chemicals end up or, worse, have to tell everyone what chemicals they use, those companies will have to fire everyone and probably resort to a life of crime. And besides, they noted, the existing rules states have are already so oppressive . But Interior was all, too bad, guys. We’re going to...

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@Wilsonel3 » 20 Dec '12, 4pm
[link] (Interior: We’ll maybe finalize those fracking rules next year | Grist) Dept of Interior seriously dragging feet parts.
@sofieloizou » 18 Dec '12, 8am
assume the worst RT @grist: Bad news water lovers It's going 2 b at least 2013 b4 u know if ur drinking #fracking fluid [link]
@DavidHuntSearch » 17 Dec '12, 4pm
RT @twiliteprincess: RT @grist: Bad news, water lovers: It's going to be at least 2013 before you know if you're drinking fracking fluid. [link]
@missjessrose » 17 Dec '12, 3am
RT @counterspill: Bad news, water lovers: It's going to be at least 2013 before you know if you're drinking #fracking fluid. [link] @grist
@GoldDigger4 » 17 Dec '12, 12am
RT @GMKnowBoulder: RT @grist Bad news, water lovers: It's going to be at least 2013 before you know if you're drinking #fracking fluid. [link]
@Riverseeker » 16 Dec '12, 10pm
If you drink water in Philadelphia you'll need to wait till sometime in 2013 to know if fracking chemicals are in it. [link]
@williammcgrath » 16 Dec '12, 8pm
Drink up [link]
@tatianabaezz » 16 Dec '12, 8pm
Interior won't finalize fracking regulations yet, residents don't know if they're drinking fracking fluids in water [link]
@DanielMicah » 13 Dec '12, 9pm
Public health crisis? #nbd. Well done, US. RT @drgrist: Interior: We’ll maybe finalize those #fracking rules next year [link]
@keatskatz » 13 Dec '12, 5pm
RT @Cocoxochitl: RT @grist: Bad news, water lovers: It's going to be at least 2013 before you know if you're drinking #fracking fluid. [link]
@03peoplepower » 13 Dec '12, 2pm
RT @gardencatlady: Bad news, water lovers: It's going to be at least 2013 before you know if you're drinking #fracking fluid. [link] RT @grist
@StacyDeeBurgess » 13 Dec '12, 12pm
RT @coffeepartyusa: RT @grist: Bad news, water lovers: It's going to be at least 2013 before you know if you're drinking #fracking fluid. [link]
@KittyOverton » 13 Dec '12, 12pm
Ick. MT @grist: Bad news, water lovers: Going to be at least 2013 before you know if you're drinking #fracking fluid. [link]
@TreehuggersIntl » 13 Dec '12, 8am
Good news: it's nearly 2013. Bad news: you won't know before then if you're drinking fracking fluid or not @Grist: [link]
@grist » 13 Dec '12, 7am
Bad news, water lovers: It's going to be at least 2013 before you know if you're drinking #fracking fluid. [link]
@womanfish_14 » 13 Dec '12, 1am
RT @Wilderness: The 'crack down' on unsafe #fracking RT @grist Interior: We’ll maybe finalize those fracking rules next year [link]
@Wilderness » 13 Dec '12, 12am
The 'crack down' on unsafe #fracking RT @grist Interior: We’ll maybe finalize those fracking rules next year [link]
@armadillosoft » 12 Dec '12, 10pm
EPA not going to even think about regulating dangerous chemicals from fracking until next year. [link]
@BulletinAtomic » 12 Dec '12, 3pm
RT @grist: Interior: We’ll maybe finalize those fracking rules next year [link]
@alfredaskeljung » 12 Dec '12, 3pm
RT @drgrist: Interior: We’ll maybe finalize those fracking rules next year [link]
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