EPA announces final hydraulic fracturing research plan

The US Environmental Protection Agency announced its final hydraulic fracturing research plan. It will look at the full cycle of water in fracing, from its acquisition through its mixture with chemicals and actual fracing, to its post-fracing stage, including management of flowback and produced water as well as its ultimate treatment and disposal, EPA said.

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