Saturday, September 23, 2017 2:05:43 PM
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.
http://www.alternet.org/environment/fracking-has-enormous-radioactive-waste-problem-just-ask-kentucky
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.
Lax federal and state regulations have led to the illegal dumping of dirty drilling fluids.
http://www.alternet.org/environment/fracking-has-enormous-radioactive-waste-problem-just-ask-kentucky
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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