PROTECTING ACCESS TO ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION

Drilling Company Lists Hazardous Chemicals Used in Hydraulic Fracturing

Pro Publica (Jul 15 2010)

Range Resources plans to disclose the hazardous chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing in Pennsylvania wells on their website. Earthjustice asserts that although this list will help specialists determine whether drilling is polluting drinking water, "It does not by any stretch of the imagination cover what most people would consider to be hazardous."