
The Obama administration has pulled back the curtain on its long-awaited study of the possible correlation between water pollution and fracking, but the full results and definitive findings of its far-reaching report won't be released until 2014.
"More jobs are being created. Imports are down. And more revenue is being sent to government. Continuation of this trend is vital to America's economic recovery and long-term prosperity," said Rayola Dougher, senior economic adviser with the American Petroleum Institute. "However, the right government policies will be important to facilitating this."