This article is a digest of news on hydraulic fracturing which have been recently published at our web site. Our readers will get to know about the new hydrofrac technique tested by TNK-BP, about one of the largest microseismic hydraulic fracture monitoring surveys undertaken by Baker Hughes, about step changes in the ability to contact larger volumes of the reservoir to further increase reservoir contact. Special focus in this digest is given to the debate on fracturing in the US Congress. Is there a need in hydraulic fracturing legislation? Read the answers to this and other questions in the article.