| Sen. Bob Casey(D-PA), Reps. Diana DeGette(D-CO), Maurice Hinchey(D-NY), Jared Polis(D-CO) introduce companion Senate and House bills, the FRAC Act- Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act, amending the Safe Drinking Water Act. The legislation would repeal a Bush administration exemption provided for the oil & gas industry & would require them to disclose the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing. |
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