Wastewater from oil and gas drilling has been used as a road treatment for decades because it’s a cheap way for drillers to get rid of the waste and for rural areas to try to control dust. 

StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Rachel McDevitt reports some lawmakers want to enact a ban.

Wastewater from oil and gas drilling has been used as a road treatment for decades because it’s a cheap way for drillers to get rid of the waste and for rural areas to try to control dust. StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Rachel McDevitt reports some lawmakers want to enact a ban.

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