wastewater
Lightning And Oil Country: A Volatile Mix
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Thunderstorms are a regular occurrence on the prairie, but when they roll through oil country, they can wreak havoc hitting wastewater disposal sites.
oilfield waste
A Toxic Legacy: North Dakota Looks To Clean Up Old Oilfield Waste
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Salty wastewater from oil wells was once dumped into pits dug into farmers’ fields. Over the years, it seeped into neighboring land, rendering it infertile. Decades later, North Dakota’s left wondering how to clean up this toxic legacy.
brine
Maps Zero In On Oilfield Waste Spills, Disposal Sites
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Do you live near an oilfield waste disposal site? Has a spill occurred near you? Maps from the Western Organization of Resource Councils show these locations in several western states.
Inside Energy News
Varied Oil And Gas Regs Make Spill Monitoring Difficult, Study Says
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Dan Boyce |
Oil and gas regulations vary tremendously state to state and a new study finds that inconsistency means it is difficult to come up with a comprehensive picture of the environmental impact of what’s known as unconventional drilling.
Audio
Residents Worry About Wastewater Disposal Well in Western Nebraska
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Colorado-based T-Rex Oil plans to charge out-of-state oil companies to use their disposal site in Sioux County, Nebraska. The company’s proposal has come under close scrutiny by opponents.
Audio
Even As Oil Prices Drop, Wastewater Keeps Flowing
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Wastewater disposal wells dot America’s landscape, but to many, this vital part of oil and gas development is invisible. Inside Energy’s Leigh Paterson reports.
IE Investigations
North Dakota Oil and Gas Officials Want Corrections To Our Story. Here’s Our Response.
By Emily Guerin and 
Jordan Wirfs-Brock |
The North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources criticized certain aspects of our story on North Dakota’s oilfield spill problem. Here’s our response.
Audio
State Officials Misrepresent North Dakota’s Spill Problem
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The oilfield spill problem here has been getting worse for years, but state regulators and inspectors have downplayed how bad it really is — and have made it difficult to fact-check their claims.
Data
Wastewater Spills In North Dakota: What The Data Tell Us
By Jordan Wirfs-Brock |
When wastewater, a by-product of oil and gas drilling, spills on soil, it can leave the land barren for years. Here are three of the most important things we learned by analyzing spill data.
Audio
In North Dakota, Oilfield Spill Problems Worsen
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In early January, a pipeline was found leaking oilfield wastewater into a creek. It’s estimated to be the worst such spill since the start of the oil boom. An Inside Energy investigation shows North Dakota’s spill problem is getting worse.
