Senate Bill to Reject Federal Hydraulic Fracturing Rule

The FRESH Act would grant states sole authority to oversee hydraulic fracturing operations on any lands within their borders and prevent duplicative federal regulations. On June 26, 2013, a group of 18 senators led by Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), senior member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, introduced the 2013 Fracturing Regulations are Effective…