injection wells
Coverage of injection wells 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.
- ‘The precipice of an emergency.’ Marietta residents worry drinking water could become contaminated.
Marietta residents and experts express concerns that brine waste from injection wells in southeastern Ohio may contaminate the city’s drinking water aquifer. Injection wells, which dispose of radioactive waste from oil and gas operations, have shown signs of leakage, prompting fears of long-term environmental and financial consequences.
- An Old Well Gushed Waste, Not Oil, in a Small West Texas Town
An old oil well in the parking lot of the First Baptist Church of Grandfalls leaked 1.5 million gallons of toxic wastewater despite efforts by the Railroad Commission of Texas to shut down injection wells. The spill occurred in April.