Oil Industry Wastewater Injection Has Overpressurized Aquifers For Decades, Threatening California Drinking Water

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By Mike GaworeckiOct 28, 2016, 10:37 pm121 pts
A new report from the Washington, D.C-based Environmental Action Center (EAC) on California’s underground injection program finds that oil industry wells in the state have been overpressurizing some aquifers for decades, risking the contamination of neighboring aquifers that might contain drinkable water.…

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