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Council. mr. morrison, it's nice to see you again, despite the circumstances. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me, rachel. good to see you. >> how common are discoveries like this? not necessarily just the filters specifically, but stuff being disposed of improperly from the drilling industry that poses a threat to public health in your state? >> well, they're becoming more common. we're finding out more and more all the time. and there's 75 tons of oil waste generated in north dakota every day. about a third of that is radioactive. and most of that is being dumped illegally in nort...

Joining us now the executive director of the dakota resource council. mr. morrison, it's nice to see you again, despite the circumstances. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me, rachel. good to see you. >> how common are discoveries like this? not necessarily just the filters specifically, but stuff being disposed of improperly from the drilling industry that poses a threat to public health in your state? >> well, they're becoming more common. we're finding out more and more all the time. and there's 75 tons of oil waste generated in north dakota every day. about a third of that is ra...

They don't know -- when the municipal land waste dump facilities turn them away and fine them $1,000 a filter sock, the health department told us recently, they don't know what happens to it after it leaves that dump. >> wow. well, we're starting to see what happens to it. >> yeah, well, what we have is that yeah, is that they are -- they have two rows. the one role that trumps the other is promotion. promoting the oil industry. and the regulatory part of the state government's job has definitely taken a backseat. >> don morrison, the executive director of the dakota resource council. a group ...

Can't track it. they don't know -- when the municipal land waste dump facilities turn them away and fine them $1,000 a filter sock, the health department told us recently, they don't know what happens to it after it leaves that dump. >> wow. well, we're starting to see what happens to it. >> yeah, well, what we have is that yeah, is that they are -- they have two rows. the one role that trumps the other is promotion. promoting the oil industry. and the regulatory part of the state government's job has definitely taken a backseat. >> don morrison, the executive director of the dakota resource c...

Some day. joining us now the executive director of the dakota resource council. mr. morrison, it's nice to see you again, despite the circumstances. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me, rachel. good to see you. >> how common are discoveries like this? not necessarily just the filters specifically, but stuff being disposed of improperly from the drilling industry that poses a threat to public health in your state? >> well, they're becoming more common. we're finding out more and more all the time. and there's 75 tons of oil waste generated in north dakota every day. about a third o...