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Pa's Fracking Waste Becomes Ohio's Headache

Pennsylvania has barred the practice of treating salty and chemical-laden water from natural gas drilling and flushing it into Pennsylvania streams. But Ohio is welcoming the waste, injecting it deep underground, and collecting hefty fees in return…
Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports that environmental activists are protesting.

Rick Jackson is a senior host and producer at Ideastream Public Media. He hosts the "Sound of Ideas" on WKSU and "NewsDepth" on WVIZ.