Fracking Rules Give Dep More Power: Environment Ahead of Likely Gas Boom
Charleston Daily Mail › July 13, 2011
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Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin pushed state environmental regulators Tuesday to protect water quality by increasing their oversight of natural gas companies in West Virginia.
In an executive order aimed at the Department of Environmental Protection, Tomblin said the rules were necessary to protect public safety and the environment ahead of an expected boom in the state's gas industry.See the full content of this document
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Fracking Rules Give Dep More Power: Environment Ahead of Likely Gas Boom
"The magnitude of activities surrounding the development of the Marcellus Shale in West Virginia has stretched the resources of the WVDEP and has created considerable concern in areas of our state regarding the proper regulation of this burgeoning industry," Tomblin said in the order.
The rules resemble proposed plans the Legislature has failed to pass for two years in a row, including proposals from the DEP itself.Tomblin's ru...See the full content of this document
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