Hydraulic Fracturing in the United States and the European Union: Rethinking Regulation to Ensure the Protection of Water Resources
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INTRODUCTION ................................................................................ 882 I. HYRAULIC FRACTURING POSES ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS TO DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES ........................... 885 II. HYDRAULIC FRACTURING REGULATION IN THE UNITED STATES ..................................................................... 887 A. THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT AND THE EPA’S TIMID IMPLEMENTATION........................................886 B. INDIVIDUAL STATES AND THE REGULATION OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING .......................................... 891 III. HYDRAULIC FRACTURING REGULATION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION ................................................................ 896 A. THE EUROPEAN UNION’S CURRENT DIRECTIVES INDIRECTLY IMPACT FRACTURING REGULATIONS ................................................................ 898 B. DISCREPANT REPORTS UNDERMINE COMPREHENSIVE HYDRAULIC FRACTURING REGULATION IN EUROPE ............................................. 899 C. EUROPEAN UNION MEMBER STATES AND INDIVIDUAL RESPONSES TO HYDRAULIC FRACTURING ................................................................... 900 IV. A COMPARISON OF EUROPEAN UNION AND UNITED STATES HYDRAULIC FRACTURING REGULATIONS ..... 903 A. THE UNITED STATES HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION’S APPROACH TO HYDRAULIC FRACTURING .............. 904
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