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Radioactive Oil & Gas Waste Part II: DEP’s Landfill Leachate Radioactivity Report, How State Regulators Help Industry Cover-Up the Dangers of Its Waste

By Seth Sherman / July 21, 2026
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This is Part II of a blog series looking at the radioactivity of oil and gas waste. If you have not read part one yet, we recommend doing so to understand the full concept of the story.  Read Part I: The Cecil Pipeyard, Washington County’s Open Hazardous Secret here. On March 13th, 2026, the Department […]

Radioactive Oil and Gas Waste Part I: The Cecil Pipeyard, Washington County’s Open Hazardous Secret

By Seth Sherman / July 15, 2026
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The oil and gas industry in our region is plagued by a very dangerous, open secret: the waste it produces is highly radioactive. Despite what industry representatives, members of Congress, and regulators say, every facet of the waste stream of fracking in PA is riddled with radioactive byproducts that are mishandled and sometimes simply left […]

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