Protection Council launched FracFocus.org, an online voluntary disclosure database for hydraulic fracturing fluids funded by oil and gas trade groups and the U.S. Department of Energy. Hydraulic fracturing is excluded from the Safe Drinking Water Act's underground injection control's regulation, except when diesel fuel is used. The EPA assures surveillance of the issuance of drilling permits when diesel fuel is employed. In 2012, Vermont became the first state in the United States to ban hydraulic fracturing. On 17 December 2014, New York became the second state to issue a complete ban on any hydraulic fracturing due to potential risks to human health and the environment. See also Directional drilling Environmental impact of electricity generation Environmental effects of petroleum Fracking by country Fracking in the United States Fracking in the United Kingdom In situ leach Nuclear power Stranded asset Shale oil extraction References Further reading Gamper-Rabindran, Shanti, ed. The Shale Dilemma: A Global Perspective on Fracking and Shale Development (U of Pittsburgh Press, 2018) online review Gallegos, T.J. and B.A. Varela (2015). Hydraulic Fracturing Distributions and Treatment Fluids, Additives, Proppants, and Water Volumes Applied to Wells Drilled in the United States from 1947 through 2010. U.S. Geological Survey. External links Hydraulic Fracturing Litigation Summary (22 April 2021) 1947 introductions Unconventional oil