Interior secretary criticizes fracking bans

Interior Secretary Sally Jewell criticized local and state bans on hydraulic fracturing, saying they create confusion for the oil and natural gas industries. Jewell, who oversees the federal government’s various public land agencies, also said fracking bans often come as a result of what she sees as bad scientific decisions that incorrectly find safety or health problems associated with fracking, radio station KQED reported. “I would say that is the wrong way to go,” Jewell told KQED Friday about local fracking bans. “I think it’s going to be very difficult for industry to figure out what the rules are if different counties have different rules.”...more

And there you have the reason the oil & gas industry opposed the Sagebrush Rebellion in the 80s.