Drillers would be required to disclose the chemicals they use in hydraulic fracturing under a bill approved by the Montana Legislature.
The state Senate on April 13 approved House amendments to the measure 34-16 and forwarded it to Gov. Steve Bullock (D). The bill (S.B. 299) requires public disclosure of fluids used in fracking and other oil and gas operations on the FracFocus Chemical Disclosure Registry website.
The bill directs the Montana Board of Oil and Gas to conduct a rulemaking establishing the chemical information to be disclosed and to create a process whereby well ...
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