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Diana DeGette: “It's been proven that fracking chemical disclosure…”

Featuring: Diana DeGette, Democratic | U.S. House, Colorado, District 1

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Diana DeGette Opposes Protecting American Energy Production Act Over Fracking Safety Concerns

Published | Video Starts at 03:05

We don't even have accurate numbers of just how many Americans are affected. Because the law prioritizes polluters over people by protecting the exact chemical makeup of fracking fluid that fracking companies call proprietary information. It's been proven that fracking chemical disclosure requirements lead to significant declines in the use of hazardous chemicals. I asked for 30 more seconds. Yield the gentlelady 30 more seconds. So there have been significant declines in the use of hazardous chemicals and better water quality. (03:05–03:14)

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Asserts that disclosure requirements reduce hazardous chemical use in fracking.

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