Environmental
Apr. 21, 2012
Fracking in California raises questions about regulation
A controversial technology that has brought a massive boom to the natural gas industry in many parts of the country has been quietly used in California for decades.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A controversial technology that has brought a massive boom to the natural gas industry in many parts of the country has been quietly used in California for decades.
Called hydraulic fracturing or fracking, the practice involves injecting a soup of water, sand and chemicals miles down into oil and gas wells to fracture rocks and tap previously unavailable fuel.
The practice has stoked public...
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