WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is called on to testify before a House committee on issues related to hydraulic fracturing of shale gas, a lawmaker said.
U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash., chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to Salazar calling on him to testify regarding plans to issue rules for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, on federal lands.