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Category: Spills and Leaks

Posted on September 23, 2020December 21, 2020

Working to Prove Accountability: A Hydrogeologist’s Perspective on the Pavillion Water Crisis

Mike Wireman, a hydrogeologist, has spent the last five years trying to understand what is causing the Pavillion water crisis in relation to oil and gas development.

Posted on May 12, 2020June 18, 2020

Pavillion Community Still Waiting on a Solution for Clean Drinking Water

Residents impacted by leaking wells look to Encana and the state of Wyoming for a solution. Evelyn stood on her deck overlooking a patchwork of…

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Sue Spencer geologist
Posted on February 24, 2020March 3, 2020

Lax Permitting, Poor Construction Lead to Groundwater Contamination

Thirty years after faulty gas wells and unlined holding ponds began contaminating groundwater, residents of Pavillion, Wyoming, still can't drink the water. Sue Spencer, a…

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Posted on December 10, 2019February 4, 2020

North Dakota farmers fear more than just oil spills

Daryl and Christine Peterson have lost over $1 million in farmland value from produced water spills. On a bright July day, Daryl Peterson stood four…

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Posted on June 21, 2017January 30, 2020

Standing Rock and Environmental Racism

  Angie: "My name is Angie McGinnis I'm an organic vegetable farmer. My farm is located in Mandan North Dakota and I'm originally from Bismarck…

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battlement mesa colorado oil and gas development
Posted on August 29, 2016January 30, 2020

A Cycle of Spills and Lies From the Oil and Gas Industry

"My name is Bob Arrington and I live here in Battlement Mesa. A lot of my experience comes with the fact that I’ve seen many…

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