PITTSBURGH — The U.S. Department of Energy said Friday that it welcomes the decision by oil and gas industry supplier Baker Hughes to disclose all chemicals in hydraulic fracturing fluid. But ...
Recently, I introduced Ohio House Bill 562 requiring companies wishing to conduct fracking under our state parks to disclose the chemicals in the fluids used in the process. HB 562 aims to improve ...
The biggest threat to public health from fracking is water pollution, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency. But in 2005, Congress exempted fracking by oil and natural gas producers from ...
A report released by environmental advocacy groups last week claims oil and gas companies haven’t been complying with a 2022 state law that requires them to disclose all chemicals used in hydraulic ...
Nebraska is poised to join the growing number of states in requiring oil and gas drillers to disclose the chemicals they use in hydraulic fracturing operations The Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation ...
NEW YORK - Two state groups have launched a registry for chemicals used in extracting natural gas through hydraulic fracturing. The on-line registry announced Monday makes it easier for the public to ...
For the past several years, parties have disagreed about the disclosure of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," chemicals that are injected into the subsurface as part of the drilling process.
The panel, convened by Energy Secretary Steven Chu at the request of President Barack Obama, contends there's little risk that the chemicals injected thousands of feet underground will ever reach ...