California Council on Science and Technology

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State-mandated study of fracking waste disposal in California

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Hydraulic fracturing

A controversial mining technique used to extract oil and natural gas from deep rock deposits by injecting a high-pressure mixture of water, sand, and chemicals underground.

A process that uses powerful acids to open oil-bearing rocks, often used in conjunction with or as an alternative to fracking.

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Kern County, California

Kern County, California

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Gov. Jerry Brown

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Fracking and groundwater contamination risk in California

Study on fracking in California

State-mandated study of fracking waste disposal in California

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Produce grown with recycled fracking wastewater may soon come with warning labels

10 years 10 months ago

Issued a July report documenting that some California farmers are irrigating crops with recycled wastewater from fracking operations and identifying 316 chemical additives used in the fracking industry.

New study finds majority of fracking waste is dumped in unlined pits

10 years 11 months ago

Commissioned state-mandated study on fracking waste disposal practices in California. Authors included researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Study finds fracking is used in half of oil and natural-gas production in California

11 years 5 months ago

This organization produced a report on fracking in California, which is the subject of the article.

Fracking could be harmful to California groundwater

11 years 9 months ago

Federally commissioned body that produced the report examining fracking risks to California groundwater.

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