Regulatory oversight of hydraulic fracturing treatments for shale gas, coalbed methane, and other hydrocarbon wells that may occur near zones of potable water are currently regulated at the state level. Federal legislative efforts to regulate hydraulic fracturing are not necessary because the States have been successfully regulating this process for at least 50 years. | Regulatory oversight of hydraulic fracturing treatments for shale gas, coalbed methane, and other hydrocarbon wells that may occur near zones of potable water are currently regulated at the state level. Federal legislative efforts to regulate hydraulic fracturing are not necessary because the States have been successfully regulating this process for at least 50 years. |