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EPA Considers Options for Reuse and Discharge of Oil and Gas Wastewater
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U.S. oil and gas companies are setting production records, while also pumping up enormous volumes of salty, chemical-laden water. The question now: What to do with the noxious water?
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America’s Oil Boom Can Not Happen Without Groundwater
Risks are substantial in New Mexico’s Permian Basin.
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Water and Climate Safety, Finance Security, Drive Keystone XL Conflict
Nebraska is again a battleground over tar sands oil pipeline.
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Water-Related Risks Strand $Billions in Energy, Mining, Power Projects
Droughts, floods, and civic opposition cause huge losses.
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Great Lakes Oil Pipeline Not ‘Vital’, Report Finds
Twin oil pipelines running below the Straits of Mackinac are…
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Southeast Alaska, All Rainforests, Glaciers, and Waterfalls, Nevertheless Has Water Worries
Resource-extraction economy faces inherent tensions between development…
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California Closes 33 Injection Wells Used to Dump Oilfield Waste into Aquifers
Hundreds more wells face closure in the next 16 months, while…
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Line 5 Pipeline Task Force Highlights Weakness in Enbridge Management
Pipeline owner criticized for lapses in inspection and disclosure.
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Great Lakes Line 5 Oil Pipeline Safety Study Nears
Michigan will reveal information about energy-transport network under the Straits of Mackinac.
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Amid California Drought, Oil Industry Wastewater Attracts New Scrutiny
State and federal authorities move to tame use of aquifers as…
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The Stream, March 27: Water and Oil in the Amazon
South America
A new billboard in Peru is creating fresh water…
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The Stream, March 6: More Than 1 Million Syrian Refugees
There are now more than 1 million Syrians either registered as…