He may leave this alone as West Texas has far less population that NY and PA, so fracking and potential water damage would be less likely. Also, with so much potential I wonder if US oil interests may lobby against facilitating competition with Canada and the FX Pipeline. The FX run south from Cushing makes sense with so much US oil potential.
“He may leave this alone as West Texas has far less population that NY and PA, so fracking and potential water damage would be less likely.”
While the pollution problems associated with fracking would impact less people in West Texas, President Obama’s greater concern is about climate change. Because continued dependence on fossil fuels will delay the transition to alternative fuels, I think the EPA will still kill fracking.