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Oil waste spills rise as droughts hit New Mexico ranchers
In Crossroads New Mexico Carl Johnson and son Justin detail decades of oilfield wastewater spills that have damaged grazing lands and threatened groundwater. An AP analysis tallies over 180 million gallons spilled 2009 through 2014 across multiple states, with 21 651 incidents. Brine spills prove harder to clean than crude oil and carry heavy metals like arsenic and mercury. Ranchers report cattle thinning and deaths from tainted water and forage, while industry groups say spills occur in an industrial society and are often recovered during cleanup.
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Justin Johnson
Associated Press
Kerry Sublette
University of Tulsa
Melvin Reed
Shidler
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Kansas
Utah
Montana
Katie Brown
Energy In Depth
Independent Petroleum
Sociation of America
North Dakota
Yellowstone
Bakersfield
California
Aero Energy
Fred Starrh
Fort Peck
Poplar
Donna Whitmer
Fort Stockton
Bagington Energy
Middle Pecos
Jill Morrison
Powder River
Skinner
WPX ‘Energy, Se
Veral
Kelly Swan
Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency
Texas
State Railroad Commission
Ramona Nye
Nye
Sunset Advisory Commission
Bottineau County
Canada
Darwin Peterson
Petro Harvester Oil & Gas LLC