On January 28, 2015, the U.S. Senate voted against (35-63) Amendment 48 to modify the definition of “underground injection” under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program. The amendment would have repealed a provision in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 that exempted hydraulic fracturing from regulation under the federal UIC program.
Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, UIC, Energy, Environment
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