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EcoWatch: Three million gallons of brine, a salty, toxic byproduct of oil and natural gas production—also known as fracking wastewater—spilled from a leaking pipe in western North Dakota. State officials say it’s the worst spill of its kind since the fracking boom began in the state. The spill was reported 17 days ago when Operator Summit Midstream Partners found a toxic leak of salty drilling waste from a pipeline in the heart of the Bakken oil boom. Officials say there’s no immediate threat to human health......
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Worst Fracking Wastewater Spill North Dakota Leaks 3 Million Gallons Into River
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on January 23rd, 2015
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