Two big states, California and Illinois, made news recently by issuing proposed regulations on hydraulic fracturing. Here's some perspective on what these states are doing (and one similar state is not).

On Friday, November 15, the California Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources issued proposed regulations governing the process in California. The regulations, which also will cover “acidizing”, were promulgated following the passage earlier in the year of SB4, the State bill first regulating both processes.

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