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Environmentalists Oppose Shipping Fracking Waste By Barge

by Fred Kight, NPR
February 4, 2013

As 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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  • Morning Edition, February 4, 2013
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