EPA approved toxic ‘forever’ chemicals for fracking in 2011: report July 12, 2021
The Hill
The documents, secured through a Freedom of Information Act request by the group Physicians for Social Responsibility, indicate that major energy firms such as Chevron and Exxon Mobil used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or substances that can degrade into them for fracking.
The chemical use covered in the group’s report spans from 2012 to 2020, incorporating both the Obama and Trump administrations, the group said in a report Monday.
Share:
Categories:
More In the News
Oil Conservation Commission kicks off hearing on use of ‘forever chemicals’ in fracking
EcoFlight New Mexico Political Report [PSR's Dusty] Horwitt wrote a report for Physicians for Social Responsibility that found that over the course of a 10-year...
Hearing starts on proposal to ban toxic chemical from oil and gas operations
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. A report from the Physicians for Social Responsibility released in April 2023 found that oil and gas operators, between 2013 and 2022,...
New Mexico considers ban on forever chemicals in oil and gas operations
Source NM PFAS can be harmful in many ways, said Dr. Robert Bernstein, a medical doctor and president of the New Mexico chapter of Physicians...