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Where Does All The Radioactive Fracking Waste Go?

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On May 8, 2017, a drum of radioactive oilfield waste from Australia arrived at a remote West Texas disposal site operated by local oil and gas environmental services company, Lotus LLC. This drum of waste entered the United States aboard a Singapore Airlines cargo jet, appropriately packaged in a steel drum.

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Feds Move Forward with New Mexico Drilling Plan Despite Community Outcry

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Bureau of Land Management has wrangled through an update to oil and gas permitting procedures for the San Juan Basin in northwestern New Mexico. Whichever update the BLM and BIA choose will have to take account of an array of competing goals. Historically in the northern bands, operators drilled primarily for natural gas.

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Climate-Science Deniers, Right-Wing Think Tanks, and Fossil Fuel Shills Are Plotting Against the Clean Energy Transition

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DonorsTrust gave the group nearly $8 million between 2008 and 2017, according to federal tax data. He is a retired real-estate investor who has been involved in an impressive array of local energy fights over the past 15 years. One of those names is John Droz. Residents packed public meetings and staged beachfront rallies.