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Shareholders inch towards responsibility for fracking risks
A hefty minority of shareholders in a few major oil and gas companies voted yesterday in favour of better disclosing the risks of hydraulic fracturing – a practice that has been accused of releasing toxic chemicals into drinking water.
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