E.P.A. Approved Toxic Chemicals for Fracking a Decade Ago, New Files Show July 12, 2021
The records, obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by a nonprofit group, Physicians for Social Responsibility, are among the first public indications that PFAS, long-lasting compounds also known as “forever chemicals,” may be present in the fluids used during drilling and hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
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