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SCIENCEAug 4 · 07:30 UTCOHIO CAPITAL JOURNALDavid Jeffery, Ph.D.

Ohio should treat the threat of radioactive fracking waste like the emergency that it is

Radioactive fracking wastewater in Washington County, Ohio, is surfacing near homes, farms, and water sources due to failed injection wells, threatening drinking water and contaminating gas wells. Rising underground pressure indicates the waste is migrating upward, with over 100 gas wells already affected, prompting calls for state emergency action.

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