Exemptions for fracking under United States federal law

Fracking
Shale gas drilling rig near Alvarado, Texas
By country
Canada New Zealand South Africa Ukraine United Kingdom United States
Environmental impact
Additives United States
Regulation
U.S. federal law exemptions
Technology
Proppants Uses of radioactivity
Politics
2012–14 Romanian protests against shale gas Anti-fracking movement FrackNation Frack Off Gasland
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There are many exemptions for fracking under United States federal law: the oil and gas industries are exempt or excluded from certain sections of a number of the major federal environmental laws. These laws range from protecting clean water and air, to preventing the release of toxic substances and chemicals into the environment: the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, commonly known as Superfund.