Amid fracking boom, Pennsylvania faces toxic wastewater reckoning grist.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from grist.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A grand jury and the EPA have cited potential disposal problems, and activists are fighting new wells. Yet the gas industry claims fracking is essential for the economy.
Awash in Toxic Wastewater From Fracking for Natural Gas, Pennsylvania Faces a Disposal Reckoning insideclimatenews.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from insideclimatenews.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
As demand for new energy sources grows, the wastewater co-produced alongside oil and gas (produced water) shows no signs of slowing down: The current volume of wastewater the result of water forced underground to fracture rock and release the deposits is estimated at 250 million barrels per day, compared to 80 million.