fracking

Fracking Commission Delays Chemical Disclosure Rules

Ben Bradford — Sat, 04 May 2013 00:30:42 +0000

One of the most contentious questions about hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is what companies should be required to disclose about the mix of water and chemicals pumped into the ground during the process.

Lots Of Unknowns On Fracking's Future In North Carolina

Ben Bradford — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 03:49:51 +0000

Horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing—or fracking—for natural gas in shale rock has radically changed the nation’s energy mix. Since the fracking boom began in 2008, the cost of natural gas has plummeted and supply has surged. The technique is banned in North Carolina, but a bill that passed last year and another currently making its way through the legislature would open the door.

Commission Chair Says State - Not Local - Rules Should Govern Fracking

David Boraks — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 14:43:21 +0000

The head of a panel writing rules for natural gas fracking in North Carolina says state standards should prevail over local rules when it comes to regulating the practice. The remarks by Jim Womack came as a study group of the North Carolina Mining and Energy Commission met Friday in Pittsboro.

Womack, the commission chair and a Lee County commissioner, said local governments should have to make a case for why their rules should be more stringent than any state standards, The Fayetteville Observer reports.