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Colorado and Texas act to require disclosure of drilling chemicals
Yesterday, the states of Colorado and Texas approved strengthened regulations requiring the disclosure of chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing of wells drilled to extract oil or gas.
These two new rules are good steps towards better public protection from hazardous fracking chemicals. Both of these rules were improved over previous versions thanks to public pressure -- especially in the case of Colorado.
But they are just steps, as we still need to address all the toxic chemicals connected to natural gas development. And that can only be achieved by plugging federal loopholes through the FRAC and BREATHE Acts.
Tagged with: fracking, hydraulic fracturing, oil and gas, texas, colorado, disclosure
New Mexico delivers big fat nothing on fracking chemical disclosure
It's back to your granddaddy's oil and gas days in the Land of Enchantment. The state's oil and gas regulator is once again cozy with industry.
And when it comes to requiring the disclosure of the chemicals used in fracking, New Mexico is the laughing stock of America's oil and gas producing states.
Tagged with: fracking, hydraulic fracturing, regulation, new mexico, disclosure
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