Drilling Disclosure Bills Introduced

One of my qualms about the state allowing drilling for natural gas in marcellus shale is the amount of water needed for the usual drilling procedure, and the environment effects of drilling.

A bill introduced in Congress and the Senate takes care of some of that by requiring companies to disclose the chemicals used in the drilling process. A little transparency doesn't hurt things ...

For details, see "Feds want disclosure of chemicals used in drilling," by Gary Weckselblatt in Phillyburbs.

The bills have local sponsors:

Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania sponsored the Senate bill, and 8th District Rep. Patrick Murphy is a co-sponsor of the House plan.