Environmentalists Oppose Shipping Fracking Waste By Barge
Posted: February 4, 2013
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TweetAs more oil and gas drilling takes place in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio, there's more liquid waste that needs disposing. A proposal to carry that waste to disposal sites using river barges is getting attention. But some environmentalists say it's just too risky a way to transport the waste.
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