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On February 9, 2011, EPA released a draft proposal of the study and sent it to the Scientific Advisory Board for review. Comments from the public will be accepted until the March 7-8, 2011 public meeting on SAB's analysis.
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On September 28, 2010, the EPA's comment period on the study's scope closed.
On June 24, 2010, the SAB released its recommendations, which advise EPA to take a comprehensive, thorough look at hydraulic fracturing, and frequently reflect environmentalists' recommendations.
On April 14, 2010, the Sierra Club, and several other environmental groups, testified at the Science Advisory Board's hearings, urging a comprehensive new look at hydraulic fracturing.
In March 2010, EPA asked its independent Science Advisory Board to assess its proposd study design.