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Fracking rule fracas: The next round
Obama-era safeguards for hydraulic fracturing on public lands suffered their final blow last week as the Trump administration formally rescinded them.
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Ellen M. Gilmer, E&E News reporter
Obama-era safeguards for hydraulic fracturing on public lands suffered their final blow last week as the Trump administration formally rescinded them.
In March 2019, a telephone caller left a message describing Interior Secretary David Bernhardt as a "cancer on the planet" and wishing him a "heart attack." It's one of several threats that Interior leaders and other Cabinet officials have forwarded to the FBI over the years.
By Michael Doyle and Kevin Bogardus in Greenwire
Three years ago, staff in EPA's Midwest office sent a warning to headquarters about rules on lead in drinking water: Even followed perfectly, the standards weren't protecting public health.
By Ariel Wittenberg in Greenwire
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In March 2019, a telephone caller left a message describing Interior Secretary David Bernhardt as a "cancer on the planet" and wishing him a "heart attack." It's one of several threats that Interior leaders and other Cabinet officials have forwarded to the FBI over the years.
By Michael Doyle and Kevin Bogardus in Greenwire
Three years ago, staff in EPA's Midwest office sent a warning to headquarters about rules on lead in drinking water: Even followed perfectly, the standards weren't protecting public health.
By Ariel Wittenberg in Greenwire