Oil Conservation Commission kicks off hearing on use of ‘forever chemicals’ in fracking – Hannah Grover, New Mexico Political Report
The Oil Conservation Commission kicked off its week-long hearing on a petition to ban the use of PFAS chemicals in oil and gas extraction.
While there is no concrete evidence that PFAS chemicals are currently being used in oil and gas extraction in New Mexico, activists say that it has been used in the state in the past and that companies may be hiding behind rules allowing them to keep some of the formulas as trade secrets…