7:20 am Fri August 30, 2013  AG blasts proposed BLM 'fracking'
regulations  Hear Dan Boyce's story from 'Montana Evening
Edition' Montana Attorney General Tim Fox   In a press release,
Fox says the states signing the letter already have well-trained
staff who regulate fracking. He called it another example of the
federal government trying to complicate regulations the states
already handles well.  Gov. Steve Bullock has also expressed his
opposition to the proposal.  The new rules would force the
disclosure of the chemicals used in fracking fluids on federal
and tribal lands. They would also set up a framework for
regulating the wells and wastewater from these drilling
operations.  But the regional environmental organization, the
Northern Plains Resource Council thinks the proposed rules do
not go far enough. Deborah Hanson is a member of Northern
Plains’ oil and gas task force. She believes Attorney General
Fox should be giving tighter regulations more thought.  “As our
Attorney General, I always thought it