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U.S. proposal to move fracking wastewater by barge stirs debate
2013-04-04 00:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The Obama administration is inching ahead with a plan that would allow wastewater from fracking to be shipped on barges, fueling a debate whether it is safer than other transportation modes or risks polluting drinking water. The Coast Guard last month quietly sent to the White House's Office of Management and Budget a proposal to allow the barging of fracking wastewater. If the plan is pushed forward, it would become a proposed rule open for public comment and could be finalized sometime in the...
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