Pruitt takes steps to roll back Obama’s fracking rules

Published April 19, 2017 10:09pm ET



The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday took a new step in enacting President Trump’s executive order to roll back Obama-era energy regulations by granting industry petitions to reconsider methane emission rules for fracking.

“EPA is continuing to follow through with President Trump’s Energy Independence Executive Order,” said EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. “American businesses should have the opportunity to review new requirements, assess economic impacts and report back, before those new requirements are finalized.”

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