But researchers have found [oil and gas wastewater] is no better at controlling dust than rainwater. It can also contain toxic chemicals and have radioactive concentrations several hundred times the acceptable federal limit in drinking water.

Spreading fracking fluid over roads and nearby houses and streams. Wonderful.

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    They care.

    If you distribute the waste in a wide area, it makes it harder for someone to prove they were harmed.

    So they’re intentionally and knowingly hurting as many people as possible to spread it around

    Because they won’t pay for proper storage, or stop fracking.

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      If only there was a cheap, readily available substance that could de-ice roads without toxic, radioactive chemicals…

      oh wait

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        Having lived in Tulsa, where they use sand, and Chicago, where they use salt, they’re both a nightmare.

        One July I almost wiped out my motorcycle on the previous winter’s sand. Once in Florida, I had to ditch my old Chicago van because the entire underside was corroded out, gone.

        Another thing about salty areas, you never see really old cars. Only way to keep your car going is to constantly use the under wash option at the car wash. And do it religiously.