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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Dylan Baddour, Inside Climate News, and Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune

Ranchers reported abandoned oil wells spewing wastewater. A new study blames fracking.

Brandon Horton, a driver for Allied Eagle Transports, monitors the transfer of a load of salt water, a byproduct of fracking, to a salt water disposal site Tuesday, June 25, 2024, south of Midland.
A driver for Allied Eagle Transports monitors the transfer of a load of salt water, a byproduct of fracking, to a salt water disposal site on June 25, 2024 south of Midland. (Credit: Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune)

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