http://www.sltrib.com/feeds/topics/FRACKING News from The Salt Lake Tribune en-us webmaster@sltrib.com (Webmaster) http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/56337400-82/rules-fracking-public-regulations.html.csp <div class="hnews hentry item"> <h4><a class="url entry-title" href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/56337400-82/rules-fracking-public-regulations.html.csp">Water at risk</a></h4> <img src="http://analytics.apnewsregistry.com/analytics/v2/image.svc/UTSAC/RWS/www.sltrib.com/CAI/56337400#2013-05-21T01:01:04.672-06:00/MAI/sltrib56337400#2013-05-21T01:01:04.672-06:00/E/qa/PC/Basic/AT/HL" style="display:none;" alt="" width="1" height="1"/> <h5><span class="updated" title="2013-05-21T01:01:04.672-06:00">Updated May 21, 2013 01:01AM MDT</span></h5> <div class ="entry-content">With a proposed new set of rules, the federal Bureau of Land Management took a step toward better regulation of energy industries that use fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, to extract fossil fuels on public lands and Native American tribal lands. But the regulations are too lax to give much comfort to those who fear fracking is permanently poisoning land and water supplies, endangering wildlife and the public. Each well uses between 2 million and 5 million gallons of fresh water that is perma...</div> <h5><a rel="item-license" href="http://www.sltrib.com/pages/privacy"> Copyright 2013 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</a></h5> </div> 56337400@www.sltrib.com Tue, 21 May 2013 01:01:04 MDT