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fracking wastewater

Fracking wastewater now endangers both drinking water and the wells that regurgitate the wastewater

September 28, 2025 by Kurt Cobb

There’s an old saying that I won’t spell out completely, but which most readers will certainly have heard at least once in their lives, to wit: “Don’t sh– where you eat.”

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The Fracking Industry’s Water Nightmare

September 21, 2018 by Justin Mikulka

There is no way for the shale industry to deal with the financial issues it faces — including its water crisis — without changing the existing rules.

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Faced With a Fracking Giant, This Small Town Just Legalized Civil Disobedience

December 15, 2020May 19, 2016 by Kate Stringer

A tiny community sitting on a 27-square-mile piece of Western Pennsylvania wanted to send a big message to the energy company planning to deposit toxic fracking wastewater under its neighborhoods. 

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As Fracking Booms, Growing Concerns About Wastewater

December 15, 2020February 19, 2014 by Roger Real Drouin

Increasingly, the fracking boom in the Marcellus Shale and across the United States is leaving behind some big water worries…

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Waste without Borders: Fracking’s Dirty Dilemma

December 15, 2020August 21, 2013 by Kyle Rabin

I have a love-hate relationship with hydraulic fracturing, but my affection for the drilling method has nothing to do with its so-called benefits.

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