In reviewing some of the related stories that were published in early December, the coverage seemed pretty balanced in many outlets.

The commentary in the link the OP gave first states that the EPA draft was release on December 28, which must be a typo since he goes on to criticizes a December 21st Washington Times article, so clearly the Times did not have the draft a week before the release.

Washington Times December 21 article

However, if you look at the reports on December 8th and thereafter about the EPA's Pavillion WY findings:

USA Today December 8 Report

CBS News December 8 Report

The "media" reports appear to report both sides, with the EPA cautions and limitations.

BTW, did anyone notice the news story about fracking being the cause of earthquakes in areas like Ohio and Colorado?