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Fracking Boom Responsible for 175 Million Gallons of Toxic Wastewater Spilled Since 2009

2015-09-09 15:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: Among the litany of risks posed by the continued extraction and use of fossil fuels, an Associated Press analysis published Tuesday exposes yet another harmful side effect of the oil and gas drilling boom: an uptick in toxic wastewater spills. According to data obtained from leading oil- and gas-producing states, "more than 175 million gallons of wastewater spilled from 2009 to 2014 in incidents involving ruptured pipes, overflowing storage tanks and other mishaps or even deliberate dumping,"...

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