Over the past several months, hydraulic fracturing has become a hot topic and subjected to much misrepresentation. In June, Congresswoman Diane DeGette, who represents Colorado’s First District, introduced the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009, the “FRAC Act.” The bill is an attempt to give authority to the federal government to regulate a widely-used and safe process that is already being effectively managed at the state level.
Colorado regulates its own oil…
