EPA 'fracking' rules to be phased in by 2015

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EPA 'fracking' rules to be phased in by 2015
from MarketWatch.com - MarketPulse
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Wells where natural gas is captured through the controversial "fracking" technique will have until 2015 to comply with new rules designed to reduce air pollution, the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday. The rules, first proposed in July, would compel drillers to capture the emissions resulting from drilling the wells. Some environmentalists say that fracking -- which involves the blasting of water and chemicals underground to extract natural gas or oil -- threatens groundwater near homes and schools.