EPA proposes offshore waste rules for drillers
The EPA said it will soon propose rules requiring offshore oil and gas drillers to treat wastes before discharging into the ocean. The plan also mandates injecting produced water back into the sea floor for shallow-water drilling, with toxic pollutants such as benzene phenol napthalene ethylbenzene toluene and zinc cited as concerns.
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