Facebook claimed that it complied with the U.S.- EU Safe Harbor Framework that governs data transfer between the U.S. and the European Union.

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With that in mind, the Environmental Defense Fund, Southwestern Energy and other progressive gas producers and environmental groups are working to develop a model regulatory framework for safe drilling that can serve as the foundation for better operations.

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And because of that, the President believed it was important to pause additional deepwater drilling, but has asked the national commission that will look into the regulatory framework that we must have going forward to ensure drilling is safe, that they can and should look at the framework around deepwater drilling first and report back to him as soon as they can.

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