Grist: Tip your 10-gallon hat to the gas and oil guys. The booming industry spilled 26 million gallons of oil, fracking fluid, fracking wastewater, and other toxic substances during 7,662 accidents in just 15 states last year.
That`s according to an analysis by EnergyWire, which studied state data to conclude that the number of spills was up 18 percent from the year before:
Many of the spills were small. But their combined volume totaled more than 26 million gallons ... That`s the same volume as what...