Board backs resolution urging disclosure of fracking chemicals; cites parallel state action
Supervisors approved a resolution urging disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, aligning the board’s position with a state-level bill recently filed; backers said disclosure is reasonable and doesn't equate to opposing fracking.
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Supervisor Doctor Baker and Mister Gibson presented a resolution requesting the state require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing. Doctor Baker told the board he considered the request reasonable "and I did not feel it had a material bearing on, whether or not we approved fracking," adding that public knowledge of chemicals used is appropriate.
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