As hydraulic fracking starts to spread over more and more states from the US, the legislation starts to adapt too – some states are becoming more strict with the oil companies… and others – to the opponents of oil companies.

Without going into the geological details again (read some of our previous posts: 1; 2; 3; 4), much of the concern regarding hydraulic fracking is about the chemicals used in the process. Of course, each company uses a different cocktail but it’s pretty safe to assume that over 99.5% of it is identical. Revealing the contents is illegal, but some states take it more personal than others.

“The felony provision is far stricter than most states’ provisions

http://www.zmescience.com/science/north-carolina-jail-anyone-discloses-fracking-chemicals/