EPA Limits On Local Drilling Acknowledge 'Regulatory Gap' In Fracking NSPS

One day before EPA publishes its landmark rule regulating emissions from hydraulic fracturing and other drilling wells, the agency is acknowledging that the rule will not limit volatile organic compound (VOCs) and other emissions from scores of wells because its definition of "gas" wells precludes from regulation hybrid wells that produce both oil and gas. In an Aug. 15 Federal Register notice, EPA issued a federal implementation plan (FIP) imposing strict controls for VOCs emissions from oil and gas production...