U.S. States Struggle To Deal With Radioactive Fracking Waste
The rise of hydraulic fracturing over the past decade has created a boom, but not the one you think. Tons of radioactive materials experts call an “orphan” waste stream. No federal agency fully regulates these oil and gas drilling by products — which include brine, sludge, rock and soiled equipment — leaving tracking and handling to states that may be reluctant to alienate energy interests.
“Nobody can say how much of any type of waste is being produced, what it is, and where it’s ending up,” said Nadia Steinzor of the environmental group Earthworks, who co-wrote this report on shale waste.
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