EPA Eyes Novel Use Of FIFRA To Address Fracking, Prompting New Concern

EPA is weighing its authority under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide & Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to ensure that hydraulic fracturing is adequately regulated, prompting new industry concerns that it could open the door to increased enforcement under a law that does not provide exemptions for drilling operations like several other environmental laws. The move comes as OSHA faces increasing pressure to address potential worker safety and health concerns in the fast-growing fracking industry. EPA's use of FIFRA to oversee fracking operations is the latest in a series of agency efforts to find