What exactly is in fracking fluid? Legislation seeks to prohibit PFAS in oil and gas extraction - City Desk ABQ

New Mexico lawmakers push to ban PFAS in fracking operations

Oil and gas companies in New Mexico are not required to disclose whether they use PFAS, a class of toxic chemicals, in fracking, but a new bill seeks to ban their use and increase transparency about other chemicals injected into the ground.Hannah Grover reports for New Mexico Political Report.In short:House Bill 222 would prohibit PFAS in oil and gas extraction and require companies to disclose more information about fracking chemicals.Lawmakers…

What exactly is in fracking fluid? Legislation seeks to prohibit PFAS in oil and gas extraction - City Desk ABQ

This story is republished from NM Political Report, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Hannah GroverOil and gas companies are not required to tell state officials if they are injecting cancer-causing chemicals such as PFAS into the ground as part of the extraction process.While companies say they are not currently using PFAS in hydraulic fract…