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EPA to develop unconventional gas production wastewater rules

10/31/2011
By Nick Snow
The US Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will develop standards for handling wastewater generated during coalbed methane and shale gas production. No comprehensive set of national standards exists for such activities, and EPA will begin the process of developing a proposal with input from producers, public health officials, and other stakeholders, the agency said. "The president has made clear that natural gas has a central role to play in our energy economy," EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson said on Oct. 20 as she announced the agency's plans. "That is why we are taking steps…to make sure the needs of our energy future are met safely and responsibly."...
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