From Gung-Ho to Uh-Oh: Charting the Government’s Moves on Fracking

by Lena Groeger
ProPublica, Feb. 7, 2012, 2:04 p.m.

Fracking has only recently become a household word, but government involvement with the drilling technique goes back decades. We trace officials' moves -- and levels of caution -- over time. over time.

From Gung-Ho to Uh-Oh: Charting the Government’s Moves on Fracking

by Lena Groeger
ProPublica, Feb. 7, 2012, 2:03 p.m.

The government's involvement with fracking actually goes back decades, and includes a nuclear blast. But calls for regulation are increasing.