BLM to hold forums on hydraulic fracturing

Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey today announced that the BLM will hold a series of regional public forums in late April to further discuss the use of hydraulic fracturing techniques to stimulate natural gas production on Federal lands. The sessions will be held in Bismarck, N.D.; Little Rock, Ark.; and Denver, Colo. These locations will help to highlight increased regional interest in natural gas development on Federal lands and other areas where the…