Transparency About Fracking Chemicals Remains Elusive | WSKG

By Katie Colaneri

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Transparency about tracking chemicals remains elusive.

This is a story about a place where Big Drilling meets Big Data in website called “FracFocus.”

The site is run by an industry-supported non-profit called the “Groundwater Protection Council,” a group of state regulators who oversee water quality and oil and gas development.

A few years back, the group wanted to help the industry give the public answers to a burning question about the shale gas boom:

To read on, visit StateImpact Pennsylvania.

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