The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is “seriously considering” regulating hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, at oil-and -gas wells on federal lands, a BLM official said Monday. A recent federal report on fracking and results from public forums hosted by the BLM have led the agency to think about drafting as-of-now undetermined new rules, BLM Wyoming Deputy Director Larry Claypool told attendees at a Monday forum on fracking. The announcement heralded what could be a broad push by the federal agency into regulating oil and gas development on millions of acres it manages across the nation. Claypool said fracking is currently allowed on federal land without federal restrictions, with some exceptions. But the BLM is allowed to inspect oil-and-gas sites for compliance with federal rules, including environmental regulations, he said...
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