Environmental Groups Ask EPA to Require Fracking Disclosure

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should force oil and natural-gas producers to disclose the chemicals they release during drilling, hydraulic fracturing, compressing and storage, environmental groups said.

The Environmental Integrity Project and 16 other groups in a petition today said the information is necessary to inform local residents about pollutants released into the air, water and land. Disclosure also would prod companies to reduce their chemical pollution, according to the petition to the EPA.