| COGCC: New fracking disclosure rule ‘positive step forward' |
Grand Junction Free Press
December 16, 2011, Sharon Sullivan
Oil and gas operators will be required to disclose the chemicals they use during hydraulic fracturing when a new Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission rule takes effect in April.
Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” is a process where water, sand and chemicals are injected deep into the ground to crack the shale rock and release natural gas. Gov. John Hickenlooper asked the COGCC to develop a disclosure rule in August....
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