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EPA triples funding request for fracking research

By Charlie Spiering
Published February 14, 2012 5:00am ET
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EPA triples funding request for fracking research
How much does President Obama want the federal government to spend investigating hydraulic fracturing next year? Nearly $45 million, according to the just released fiscal year budget for 2013. The Environmental Protection Agency budget includes a $14 million total hydraulic fracturing research request, three times as much as the $4.2 million requested for FY2012. According […]

How much does President Obama want the federal government to spend investigating hydraulic fracturing next year? Nearly $45 million, according to the just released fiscal year budget for 2013.

The Environmental Protection Agency budget includes a $14 million total hydraulic fracturing research request, three times as much as the $4.2 million requested for FY2012.

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