Public Health Group:  PFAS Use In Colorado Fracking Is Prevalent And Mostly Hidden

(February 3, 2022, 8:48 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR), a public health advocacy group, on Jan. 31 published a report on hydraulic fracturing in Colorado in which it says it has unearthed previously unpublished information that shows that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been used in the state’s oil and gas wells since at least 2008, yet Colorado’s disclosure rules prevent the public from knowing how widely PFAS or other toxic chemicals have been used fracking operations....