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EPA Considers Giving Oil and Gas Companies More ‘Flexibility’ to Dispose of Highly Toxic Wastewater

Inside Climate News · By Martha Pskowski, Kiley Bense · last updated
Technology to treat produced water has advanced. But critics warn against relaxing protections for disposal “of what is very hazardous material.”

By Martha Pskowski, Kiley Bense

The Trump administration plans to increase “regulatory flexibility” for oil and gas companies trying to find ways to dispose of copious amounts of toxic wastewater.