Texas Gov. Rick Perry has on his desk a bill that would ostensibly require natural gas driller to disclose the contents of the fracking fluid that they inject deep underground to break up shale formations and free the natural gas trapped therein.
But a growing number of environmental advocates are saying that the bill will actually do more harm than good.
The Texas Legislature recently sent a bill to Gov. Rick Perry that would require natural gas drillers to disclose the exact nature of the chemical ingredients in the fluid used in the hydraulic fracturing process.
Supporters of the bill say it's the first of its kind in the nation and will go a long way toward helping people know exactly what toxic chemicals are being injected into the ground where they live and work.
But a growing number of environmental advocates aren't so sure. The bill, they say, was written in large part by the industry and, more importantly, contains a loophole that would allow companies to protect "trade secrets" that would actually provide more protection against disclosing the substances in question than actually exists now.
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