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ExxonMobil subsidiary, with arm twisted behind back, agrees to treat fracking wastewater
2013-07-23 18:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: XTO Energy, an ExxonMobil subsidiary, will reluctantly shell out $20 million to properly treat and dispose of fracking wastewater in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. It will also pay a $100,000 EPA fine as part of a settlement agreement [PDF] over water-pollution charges [PDF]. From PennLive: The company is accused of violating the Clean Water Act by releasing over approximately 65 days between 6,300 and 57,373 gallons of fluids that contained barium, calcium, iron, manganese, potassium, sodium,...
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ExxonMobil Fined for Fracking Wastewater Spill into Pennsylvania River
2013-07-22 21:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The Obama administration has fined an ExxonMobil subsidiary $100,000 and ordered the company to spend $20 million to improve its hydraulic fracturing wastewater management system in the wake of a 2010 leak that contaminated a tributary of the Susquehanna River. This photo taken from a plane above Hickory, PA, shows pits containing fracking wastewater. Photo credit: Marcellus Protest via Flickr. The U.S Justice Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) handed the fine down...
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Treatment Plants Accused of Illegally Disposing Radioactive Fracking Wastewater
2013-07-18 20:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
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. Waste Treatment Corporation has been illegally discharging oil and gas wastewater since at least 2003, and continues to discharge such wastewater without authorization under the Clean Water Act and the Clean Streams Law, the notice...
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Increased Frequency of Earthquakes Linked to Fracking Wastewater Injection Wells
2013-07-12 19:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The increased rates of earthquakes occurring in the central and eastern U.S over the past few years is a growing cause of concern. Two recent reports delve into the probability of man-made, induced earthquakes. According to the U.S Geological Survey (USGS), more than 300 earthquakes above a magnitude 3.0 occurred from 2010-2012, compared with a much lower national average rate of 21 earthquakes per year observed from 1967-2000. The USGS also found that the increase in seismic activity coincides...
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Northern Rockies Regional Municipality Upgrades Its SCADA for All Water and Wastewater ...
2013-07-03 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
The Northern Rockies Region of northeastern British Columbia is blessed with a significant wealth and diversity of natural resources, heritage and cultural attributes.<br /> <br /> Over the last four decades, the region has experienced its up and down cycles due to the growth and decline of numerous resources and development activities. There have been interesting development proposals such as the Horn River Shale Gas Development, a working partnership that would link the Northern Rockies ...This story is related to the following:Waste Handling EquipmentSearch for suppliers of: SCADA/HMI Software | Water Treatment Systems |
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