The White House has been trying to show the natural gas business it can play ball in recent months despite a controversial decision on the Keystone pipeline that incensed the oil companies that usually lead natural gas development as well.
Friday, the Obama administration released a document outlining a high-level task force that can coordinate federal oversight of natural gas issues.
Industry bodies have been vocal about the potential for overlapping regulation, largely arguing that the industry is sufficiently regulated at the federal level already and that any new regulations associated with hydraulic fracturing should come from state governments.
