Wyoming, Halliburton Agree to Greater Fracking Disclosure
Author:
Benjamin Storrow
Date Published:
1/2015
Description:
A legal settlement reached by environmental groups, Wyoming regulators and the oil services giant Halliburton will make it harder for companies to withhold information from the public about the chemicals used in fracking. Environmentalists hailed the deal as a "groundbreaking reform," saying it will provide more information to the public about potentially harmful chemicals being used on frack jobs near homes, schools and businesses. State officials and industry representatives had argued the information should remain confidential. Companies would be put at competitive disadvantage relative to their competitors if the chemicals were disclosed publicly, they argued.
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