US to stop approving oil fracking off California coast until review is complete
by Associated Press from on (#12AEM)
Separate deals require government to review whether techniques like fracking to stimulate offshore well production threaten water quality and marine life
The federal government has agreed to stop approving oil fracking off the California coast until it studies whether the practice is safe for the environment, according to legal settlements filed Friday.
Separate deals reached with a pair of environmental organizations require the Department of the Interior to review whether well techniques such as using acid or hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, to stimulate offshore well production threatens water quality and marine life.
