German Shale-Gas Fracking Rules Sought in Merkel Coalition Paper
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Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition wants to set rules aimed at easing the extraction of natural gas by means of hydraulic fracturing, deflecting calls in some German regions to ban the technology on environmental grounds.
So-called fracking outside of water-protection areas should be permitted pending completion of environmental impact assessments that take into account possible flow-backs of fracking liquids, a paper drafted by government lawmakers in the environment and economy working group showed.