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Fracking Study Yields High Levels of Radioactivity via Niagara Falls Reporter

In a study published last month in the Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, researchers from Duke University,, led by Professors Robert Jackson and Avner Vengosh, reported finding high levels of radioactivity, salts and metals in the water and sediments … Continue reading

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Coast Guard Proposes to Transport Radioactive Fracking Wastewater by Barge via Reader Supported News

By Emily DeMarco he U.S. Coast Guard, which regulates the country-s waterways, will allow shale gas companies to ship fracking wastewater on the nation-s rivers and lakes under a proposed policy published Wednesday. The Coast Guard began studying the issue … Continue reading

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Wrecking the Earth: Fracking has grave radiation risks few talk about via rt.com

Environmentalists point to various dangerous consequences of using fracking technology, but none can be compared to the issue of radiation exposure and radioactive contamination of the development areas it poses. […] Deep down in the earth, there is a lot … Continue reading

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Treatment Plants Accused of Illegally Disposing Radioactive Fracking Wastewater via EcoWatch

A Pennsylvania industrial wastewater treatment plant has been illegally accepting oil and gas wastewater and polluting the Allegheny river with radioactive waste and other pollutants, according Clean Water Action, which announced today that it is suing the plant. […] State … Continue reading

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Radiation expert exposes dangers to Ohioans from fracking via The FreshWater Accountability Project Ohio

The FreshWater Accountability Project Ohio (www.FWAPOH.com) today released a report on the presence and dangers of radiation present throughout the horizontal hydraulic fracturing (fracking) industry that is extracting minerals in Ohio. The report, authored by Dr. Marvin Resnikoff, a longtime … Continue reading

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A Little Radiation May be A Big Deal via The Intelligencer: Wheeling News-Register

WHEELING – The natural gas wastewater that GreenHunter Water plans to recycle in Warwood can contain trace amounts of radioactive radium and radon, according to the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission. A section of Wheeling City Code forbids radioactivity from occurring … Continue reading

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Radioactive fracking debris triggers worries at dump sites via TribLive

When a garbage truck from a shale gas well set off radiation detectors at a South Huntingdon landfill on April 19, it drew attention from township officials. But they aren’t the only ones watching what’s become a growing issue all … Continue reading

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【videos and images】Under the Radar: Radioactive frack waste via Shale Reporter

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Studies Link Earthquakes to Wastewater from Fracking via MIT Technology Review

At the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco last week, scientists presented the latest evidence tying the disposal of wastewater from shale gas hydrofracking to increased earthquakes. Some U.S. states, including Oklahoma, Texas, and Colorado, have experienced a significant … Continue reading

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Fracking Wastewater Can Be Highly Radioactive via Reader Supported News

Randy Moyer hasn’t been able to work in 14 months. He’s seen more than 40 doctors, has 10 prescriptions to his name and no less than eight inhalers stationed around his apartment. Moyer said he began transporting brine, the wastewater … Continue reading

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