SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are focusing their attention on hydraulic fracturing as oil companies seek to use the technology to expand production in the San Joaquin Valley.

At least eight bills proposing to regulate or tax the industry are under consideration this year. That includes proposals to require disclosure of the ingredients used in fracking, which uses a high-pressure blast of water and chemicals to release oil from deep rock formations.

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