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February 21, 2017
Thousands of Spills at US Oil and Gas Fracking Sites
Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
Up to 16% of hydraulically fractured oil and gas wells spill liquids every year, according to new research from U.S. scientists BBC News reports. The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions led study published in Environmental Science & Technology, found that there had been 6,600 releases from these fracked wells over a ten-year period in four states.