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EPA chief says fracking regulations don't have to be federal

NJ.com -- States are right to take the lead on the issue of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the natural gas technology that some environmentalists accuse of polluting groundwater, said Environmental Protection Agency head Lisa Jackson today at an event at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.

Asked what the odds were that fracking can comply with environmental law, Jackson laughed and joked about nearby gambling hub Atlantic City.

“They’re good. You can bet on that,” Jackson said. “I believe fracking as a technology is perfectly capable of being clean. But it requires people who are doing it and the innovators who create technology to make sure it be done right.”

She said regulation of fracking doesn’t necessarily need to be federal,

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Submitted Feb 27, 2012 By: drpepperTX

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Edpap Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:4,480 Points:529,675 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Mar 4, 2012 9:27:53 PM Ignore Edpap Report Abuse The EPA surely won't be leading any parades. What a waste of taxpayer dollars. We don't need them. Eliminate the whole department.
golftellowcat Champion Author Ottawa Posts:2,579 Points:718,625 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Mar 4, 2012 6:29:41 PM Ignore golftellowcat Report Abuse ok
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:9,151 Points:777,900 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 29, 2012 12:39:46 PM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse Glad you liked it NHL! Yes Honda, that was the original intent of the EPA. Problem has become it has become a hammer for an out of control progressive agenda and wielded against the will of the people in many instances.
golftellowcat Champion Author Ottawa Posts:2,579 Points:718,625 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Feb 29, 2012 11:45:37 AM Ignore golftellowcat Report Abuse ok
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,811 Points:1,635,270 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 29, 2012 6:05:38 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse wasn't the EPA meant to protect the environment and the people, not Big Money?
SparkieMi Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:3,395 Points:614,770 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 3:45:33 AM Ignore SparkieMi Report Abuse Many stories about hydraulic fracking pro and con.. What is the real truth???
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:11,289 Points:1,649,075 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 1:05:51 AM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse Wonderful comment waynemustang. Sign this man up for the Flat Earth Society quick. The current head of the EPA is a WOMAN, Ms. Lisa Jackson. Please at least try to read a couple paragraphs before inserting foot. Thanks finally for one informative real news article docp..
Dodge_Me Champion Author Atlanta Posts:2,214 Points:575,730 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 12:39:32 AM Ignore Dodge_Me Report Abuse Go federal
abacus44 Champion Author Toms River Posts:3,600 Points:773,040 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 12:17:14 AM Ignore abacus44 Report Abuse One set of federal regulations wouldn't be suitable for all conditions.
heartbroken2010 Champion Author Ottawa Posts:4,480 Points:924,110 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 12:11:13 AM Ignore heartbroken2010 Report Abuse surprise , surprise.
Blue_Cruzer Champion Author Lexington Posts:7,650 Points:1,695,335 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 12:06:38 AM Ignore Blue_Cruzer Report Abuse Why not?
rtw777 Champion Author Florida Posts:9,526 Points:1,867,745 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 12:04:49 AM Ignore rtw777 Report Abuse Hard to believe.
TheeRedRam Champion Author Hartford Posts:3,293 Points:698,385 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 12:02:30 AM Ignore TheeRedRam Report Abuse .
umitb Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:3,812 Points:869,190 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 12:01:37 AM Ignore umitb Report Abuse ok
Kmankeith Veteran Author Rhode Island Posts:459 Points:382,480 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 12:00:27 AM Ignore Kmankeith Report Abuse does it really mater companies will always push the limits of any regulations to maximize profits
sydb7 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:3,651 Points:1,940,845 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:59:53 PM Ignore sydb7 Report Abuse ok
FastAndy Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:4,496 Points:2,009,300 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:59:24 PM Ignore FastAndy Report Abuse The Feds do not know what they are doing.
LaVonneK Champion Author Iowa Posts:3,073 Points:652,275 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:54:57 PM Ignore LaVonneK Report Abuse Oh.
BCM1 Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:1,879 Points:786,420 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:54:35 PM Ignore BCM1 Report Abuse Just do the fracking carefully and ethically. If businesses adhere to that, then we all gain.
preacherjohn Champion Author Modesto Posts:4,091 Points:1,942,335 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:48:27 PM Ignore preacherjohn Report Abuse soo whats next
DEG Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:17,740 Points:3,518,505 Joined:Jul 2003	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:47:41 PM Ignore DEG Report Abuse What, the EPA is not going to block fracking? That is because Obama is a puppet of Mr. Buffett and wants natural gas production.
zeddieiv Champion Author Columbia Posts:5,740 Points:1,504,905 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:47:40 PM Ignore zeddieiv Report Abuse Yay, Lisa Jackson!
jrsva Champion Author Virginia Posts:9,993 Points:1,638,975 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:45:35 PM Ignore jrsva Report Abuse “I'm still not sure about this fracting [sic] stuff...I don't think I'm smart enough to know whether it's good or bad or safe or not.” You do not have to be too smart to know that pumping toxic chemicals into the ground is a risky proposition. If industry can modify the fracking fluid to avoid the toxics, then I will be in favor of doing it. Not before.
blazerbob91 Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:6,274 Points:1,909,210 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:45:19 PM Ignore blazerbob91 Report Abuse About frackin time.
BoerneWatch Champion Author San Antonio Posts:15,681 Points:2,479,915 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:44:26 PM Ignore BoerneWatch Report Abuse This is a first.
HYEgasCA Champion Author Fresno Posts:2,126 Points:933,100 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:35:21 PM Ignore HYEgasCA Report Abuse Your right Bonnie, however this stinks for me because I live in a state with a bunch of nut-jobs who are nuttier then the ones in D.C.
Bonnie24TX Rookie Author El Paso Posts:36 Points:4,665 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:32:50 PM Ignore Bonnie24TX Report Abuse Although I believe it is best for the states to make their own decisions on most all matters, I also believe that we should be able to vote on issues rather than big government as the EPA. Who better to decide environmental issues than the people who actually live in that environment and know it best!
doeslayersr Champion Author Illinois Posts:9,292 Points:897,755 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:32:01 PM Ignore doeslayersr Report Abuse No problem. Obama and his comrades have demonstrated, we only need to follow the laws we like and only adhere to the parts of the constitution we agree with. So with the precedents the Big O has set, the Feds and the EPA can go play tiddlywinks. [Edited by: doeslayersr at 2/27/2012 11:32:42 PM EST]
woburnspotter2 Veteran Author Boston Posts:480 Points:172,405 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:31:45 PM Ignore woburnspotter2 Report Abuse Funny - upstate NY is arguably one of the regions most in need of jobs - and yet their state is not allowing fracking - meanwhile, PA allows it and has a better job market.
confetti Veteran Author Tampa Posts:354 Points:372,190 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:30:02 PM Ignore confetti Report Abuse Sounds good: let those most affected make the rules, instead of distant and out-of-touch bureaucrats.
darkknight1 Champion Author Winston-Salem Posts:4,470 Points:921,810 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:29:55 PM Ignore darkknight1 Report Abuse interesting
Prodaddy Champion Author Houston Posts:8,511 Points:1,921,810 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:25:58 PM Ignore Prodaddy Report Abuse Not this week anyway
mcmonsta Champion Author Honolulu Posts:3,342 Points:843,745 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:25:58 PM Ignore mcmonsta Report Abuse given any ts different sides will always see differences
PoohMcGoo Champion Author Alabama Posts:3,122 Points:821,610 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:25:56 PM Ignore PoohMcGoo Report Abuse And yet they won't allow states to enforce the Fed immigration laws..
mstearno Champion Author Dayton Posts:8,174 Points:1,755,920 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:21:54 PM Ignore mstearno Report Abuse sure push it to the states when you don't know your butt from a whole in the ground
skb69sa Champion Author San Antonio Posts:3,618 Points:737,125 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:19:10 PM Ignore skb69sa Report Abuse Ok, More politics...
OGW Champion Author London Posts:5,436 Points:1,556,195 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:19:02 PM Ignore OGW Report Abuse What she said is that it is not being done right at this time and is not clean but possibly could be if the technology was developed and the rules enforced locally.
Blue48 Champion Author Illinois Posts:7,440 Points:1,664,670 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:17:28 PM Ignore Blue48 Report Abuse THE GREAT DEBATE CONTINUES!
kcboy Champion Author Utah Posts:4,088 Points:1,532,350 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:14:42 PM Ignore kcboy Report Abuse Interesting
waynemustang Champion Author Indiana Posts:6,459 Points:1,689,285 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:13:11 PM Ignore waynemustang Report Abuse EPA chief thinks he is a Czar (dictator).
Ticoman54 Champion Author Miami Posts:7,146 Points:1,515,670 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:07:58 PM Ignore Ticoman54 Report Abuse I agree. The federal government just makes it worst, especiallly this one.
skybiker Champion Author South Carolina Posts:7,398 Points:1,584,665 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:07:04 PM Ignore skybiker Report Abuse Please NO More Regulations!!
walkingtall Champion Author Toronto Posts:4,129 Points:1,147,430 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:05:47 PM Ignore walkingtall Report Abuse EPA chief says fracking regulations don't have to be fedral.Let each state be responsible in what to do.
Lukus Champion Author Halifax Posts:8,409 Points:1,699,305 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:05:25 PM Ignore Lukus Report Abuse No, the EPA would rather push Ethanol down our throats than manage the environment.
hagar2935 Veteran Author Nevada Posts:315 Points:85,155 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 11:05:12 PM Ignore hagar2935 Report Abuse Frack Obama!
bif65 Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,024 Points:200,400 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 10:57:26 PM Ignore bif65 Report Abuse ok
camel1 Champion Author Minnesota Posts:8,405 Points:2,293,340 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 10:52:32 PM Ignore camel1 Report Abuse The States should be the source of such regulation. It is not an interstate commerce issue and belongs with the state not federal government. Uniform regulations would be nice but it still does not need federal involvement.
murph777 Veteran Author New Jersey Posts:328 Points:65,180 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 10:52:28 PM Ignore murph777 Report Abuse Let's be careful with our groundwater!
altima2008 Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:8,295 Points:1,763,740 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 10:49:18 PM Ignore altima2008 Report Abuse Let each individual state decide what to do!
tippybuddy Champion Author Ontario Posts:1,523 Points:207,740 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 10:46:05 PM Ignore tippybuddy Report Abuse I'm still not sure about this fracting stuff...I don't think I'm smart enough to know whether it's good or bad or safe or not..