Radioactive Waste From Bakken Oil Fields Sent to Montana Landfill

The state’s role as host to radioactive waste has some residents concerned that it could lead to future health issues.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

Since June, about half of all the oil-field waste generated by the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota has been sent to what some industry officials call a state-of-the-art facility in Montana that is reportedly capable of disposing naturally occurring radioactive material. Known as the Oaks Disposal Services landfill in Lindsay, Mont., the

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Study: Radioactive Waste Found Leaving Fracking Wastewater Facility

A Duke University study shows that the fracking process brings radioactive contaminants to the surface, threatening water resources.

Mint Press News Desk
By Mint Press News Desk

A Duke University study released Oct. 2 is sounding the alarm over radioactive water stemming from allegedly defunct fracking wastewater treatment facilities. It’s the first study to directly link fracking and its wastewater to radioactive disposal, capable of contaminating drinking water and making its way into the fish population. The study,

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Japan’s Plan For Radioactive Waste Water: Into The Ocean

“I’m afraid that it is unavoidable to dump or release the water into the sea,” said Shunichi Tanaka, head of Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority.

Andrea Germanos
By Andrea Germanos
This aerial view shows the tsunami-ravaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Monday, March 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

Spreading radiation and suspected new leaks are plaguing the ongoing disaster site of the Fukushima nuclear power plant on Monday, while the head of Japan's nuclear regulatory body warned that there may be no other option than to dump radioactive waste water into the Pacific. A picture taken by Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority on August 23,

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Oregon GOP Chair Pushes Extreme Views

Art Robinson has caught the Koch brothers’ eye for his radical brand of climate denial.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

Sprinkling radioactive waste from airplanes builds humans’ resistance to degenerative illnesses, says one congressional candidate. Though it sounds like a statement taken out of an article from satirical newspaper The Onion, the idea that radioactive material can actually be good for humans is one that former congressional candidate Art Robinson,

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Nuclear Board Warns Of Hanford Tank Explosion Risk

Underground tanks that hold a stew of toxic, radioactive waste at the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site pose a possible risk of explosion, a nuclear safety board said in advance of confirmation hearings for the next leader of the Energy Department. State and federal officials have long known that hydrogen gas could build up inside […]

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By Associated Press

Underground tanks that hold a stew of toxic, radioactive waste at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site pose a possible risk of explosion, a nuclear safety board said in advance of confirmation hearings for the next leader of the Energy Department. State and federal officials have long known that hydrogen gas could build up inside the

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Feds Look To Ship Wash. Radioactive Waste To NM

Removing radioactive waste from underground tanks at the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site has proven to be technologically vexing for years, and recent word that six tanks are leaking has only added pressure to the efforts to empty them. A proposal to ship some of that waste to New Mexico to ultimately stem the leaks […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

Removing radioactive waste from underground tanks at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site has proven to be technologically vexing for years, and recent word that six tanks are leaking has only added pressure to the efforts to empty them. A proposal to ship some of that waste to New Mexico to ultimately stem the leaks earned approval from

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