Obama administration unveils new fracking rules

(NBC News) Fracking has dramatically increased oil and gas production in the U.S. by driving down prices and helping the economy.But according to Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, new rules are needed.Pumping high pressure water and chemicals deep into solid rock until the rock fractures and frees the oil and gas can pollute ground water and, some charge, even cause earthquakes.The first-ever federal fracking rules would apply only on federal and Indian lands.They would require reinforced