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|Purpose=FracFocus | |Purpose=FracFocus offers a registry of fracking chemicals, boosting transparency with data on oil and gas wells for operators, regulators, and public education. | ||
|Website=https://fracfocus.org | |Website=https://fracfocus.org | ||
|ProgramStart=2011 | |ProgramStart=2011 | ||
|InitialFunding=Not publicly specified | |InitialFunding=Not publicly specified | ||
|Duration=Ongoing | |Duration=Ongoing | ||
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The '''FracFocus''' Chemical Disclosure Registry is a nationwide initiative launched on April 11, 2011, by the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) to provide a centralized, public database of hydraulic fracturing chemicals used in over 160,000 U.S. oil and gas wells as of 2025. Managed by GWPC with voluntary and regulatory submissions from operators across 25 states, it has evolved through versions—FracFocus 2.0 (2013) and 3.0 (2016)—introducing the systems approach to reduce trade secret withholding, though adoption varies, with 56% of 34,238 version 3.0 forms using it by 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fracfocus.org |title=FracFocus Home |publisher=Ground Water Protection Council}}</ref> Hosting data downloads like SQL replicas updated bi-monthly, FracFocus supports transparency amid debates over fracturing’s environmental impact, notably water quality, without advocating for or against the practice. | The '''FracFocus''' Chemical Disclosure Registry is a nationwide initiative launched on April 11, 2011, by the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) to provide a centralized, public database of hydraulic fracturing chemicals used in over 160,000 U.S. oil and gas wells as of 2025. Managed by GWPC with voluntary and regulatory submissions from operators across 25 states, it has evolved through versions—FracFocus 2.0 (2013) and 3.0 (2016)—introducing the systems approach to reduce trade secret withholding, though adoption varies, with 56% of 34,238 version 3.0 forms using it by 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fracfocus.org |title=FracFocus Home |publisher=Ground Water Protection Council}}</ref> Hosting data downloads like SQL replicas updated bi-monthly, FracFocus supports transparency amid debates over fracturing’s environmental impact, notably water quality, without advocating for or against the practice. | ||