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Barrasso: BLM Can’t Assure Fracking Rule Won’t Push Energy Production Off Federal and Indian Lands

Click here to watch Sen. Barrasso’s remarks. WASHINGTON, DC –Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) discussed the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) newly proposed hydraulic fracturing rule with Tim Spisak, the Deputy Assistant Director of Minerals and Realty Management at the BLM, during the Senate Energy Committee’s forum on natural gas. Excerpts of Sen. Barrasso’s Remarks & Question: “Last Thursday, the Bureau of Land Management proposed a 171-page rule for hydraulic fracturing on Federal public lands and on Indian lands—that’s an additional 171 pages of red tape on American energy production. “It is far from clear why BLM even needs to issue these regulations. “Wyoming adopted hydraulic fracturing regulations almost three years ago. “Since then, public land states, such as Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah, have also adopted hydraulic fracturing regulations. “Many of u... Read More