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State oil and gas regulators put off decision on fracking chemical disclosure rules

By | 12.06.11 | 8:12 am

Colorado oil and gas regulators Monday defended what critics claim are watered-down hydraulic fracturing chemical disclosure rules, arguing the new regulations can be fine-tuned later to add more public health and environmental protections if necessary.

Colorado officials meet today on hydraulic fracturing chemical disclosure rules

By | 12.05.11 | 3:03 am

Most of the criticism thus far of Colorado’s proposed changes to rules governing hydraulic fracturing chemical disclosure – and the vast majority of online comments – has centered on the so-called “trade secret” loophole that would allow oil and gas companies to obtain exemptions from disclosing certain chemicals for proprietary reasons.