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EPA formally requests information from companies about chemicals used in natural gas extraction

Information on hydraulic fracturing chemicals is key to agency study of potential impacts on drinking water

WASHINGTON (EPA) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it has issued voluntary information requests to nine natural gas service companies regarding the process known as hydraulic fracturing.