States Weigh Financial Assurance Mandates For Fracking, Produced Water

September 30, 2016
WHEELING, WV -- State environmental regulators are considering financial assurance mandates for oil and gas exploration projects to safeguard against environmental harms when the wells are shuttered, but the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is urging them to expand that mandate to reuse of the industry's produced water, such as for irrigation. “I think we're moving towards some kind of bonding for spills and long-term remediation at legacy sites,” North Dakota Department of Health Environmental Health Section Chief David Glatt told...


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