Fracking Has an Enormous Radioactive Waste Problem—Just Ask Kentucky Lax federal and state regulations have led to the illegal dumping of dirty drilling fluids.
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is likely how your home gets cooled and water gets heated. But the unconventional oil and gas extraction method, currently booming across the U.S. and a cornerstone of President Trump’s energy agenda, is also behind an often-untold but growing problem: radioactive drilling waste.
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