No federal administration, Congress or federal agency has ever expressed interest in regulating hydraulic fracturing until now, said Michael Krancer, secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environment Protection (DEP) at Hart Energy’s 2012 DUG East Conference in Pittsburgh on Nov. 15.

“The federal government has never regulated hydraulic fracturing, and that is a fact that is missing in the story that’s being told,” he emphasized. “We’ve got not fewer than 10 federal agencies wanting to do what’s never been done before. The president had to issue an executive order  ?  I call ...