Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead is protesting new natural gas drilling regulations being considered by the federal government. In a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar last week, Mead said adding new regulations for hydraulic fracturing on top of state rules would be "unnecessary, burdensome and unreasonable." A draft of the proposed new rules hasn't been released yet. Interior Department spokesman Adam Fetcher says they will require disclosure of chemicals used in fracking but protect trade secrets as well as address fracking water that flows back to the surface. Fracking involves blasting mixtures of water, sand and chemicals deep underground to release gas. It's used in nearly all of Wyoming's gas wells.
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