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What new federal fracking rules mean for the industry
With the U.S. poised to become the largest producer of oil and gas in the world, the Obama administration announced the first federal regulations for fracking. Though the regulations are only for federal lands, they’re seen as a benchmark for states. Amy Harder of The Wall Street Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan to take a look at the new regulations and the pushback.