Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground
Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It. Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells.
Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.
In January 2020, Danny Ray started a complicated job with the Oklahoma agency that regulates oil and gas to address a spreading problem.
- Toxic water had poured out of the ground near the small town of Kingfisher, killing crops and trees.
- Such pollution events were occurring with increasing frequency across the state.
These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.
Author's summary: Oil fields' toxic wastewater threatens Oklahoma's drinking water.
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