EPA Issues Subpoena After Halliburton Refuses to List Gas Drilling Chemicals
EPA subpoenas energy giant to provide details for ‘fracking’ study
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WASHINGTON — Already on the hot seat over its role in the Gulf oil spill, Halliburton refused to list the chemicals used in a natural gas drilling technique and, as a result, the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday subpoenaed the energy services giant to provide those details.
The EPA said it issued the subpoena after Texas-based Halliburton refused to voluntarily disclose the chemicals used in the controversial drilling practice known as hydraulic fracturing or “fracking.” Halliburton was the only one of nine major energy companies that refused the request, the EPA said.
