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fracking wastewater
Coverage of fracking wastewater in the Nexus archive.
- 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.
- Texas agency to set rules for using treated fracking wastewater on farmland
Texas's environmental regulator will hold a public hearing on June 15 to discuss proposed rules for reusing treated fracking wastewater on farmland. The rules aim to address how toxic wastewater can be reused in agricultural settings.