EPA Faces Sharp Split Over Addressing Energy Sector’s ‘Produced’ Water

EPA is facing sharp differences among key groups about whether scientific data support the reuse of produced water outside of oil and gas drilling by easing regulatory restrictions and taking other steps, as the energy industry claims, or whether the agency should proceed with caution on any changes, as water utility groups and environmentalists insist. The groups outline their contrasting positions in written comments on two EPA policy papers the agency took comment on through July 1. One is a...