Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields in Oklahoma
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals from oil and gas drilling is spewing from old wells, threatening Oklahoma's drinking water.
In 2020, Danny Ray, a petroleum engineer, joined the Oklahoma agency regulating oil and gas to address this issue.
- Toxic water poured out of the ground near Kingfisher in 2019, killing crops and trees.
- Such pollution events are occurring with increasing frequency across the state.
Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground.
Author's summary: Oklahoma faces a pollution crisis from toxic wastewater.
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