Author: Lyndsey Layton

In the Washington Post, Lyndsey Layton reported that nearly 20 percent of the 84,000 chemicals in commercial use are shielded from public disclosure under a little-known federal provision. The Environmental Protection Agency allows companies to keep identities secret, leaving consumers and regulators in the dark. As hydraulic fracturing expands nationwide, critics warn that this chemical secrecy undermines public trust and limits meaningful oversight of substances injected underground.