Environmental-Damage

Oklahoma Corporation Commission Orders 347 Disposal Wells to Prove Non-Contact with Basement Rock After Earthquake Surge

2015-04-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

In April 2015, after years of earthquake increases that scientists conclusively linked to wastewater injection from oil and gas operations, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission finally issued directives requiring 92 operators of 347 Arbuckle formation disposal wells to prove their wells were not in …

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Berkeley Pit Mine Closes on Earth Day, Pumps Shut Off, Creating Toxic Lake Superfund Site

1982-04-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) closed the Berkeley Pit copper mine on Earth Day 1982 and immediately shut off the pumps that had kept groundwater out of the massive excavation, beginning the pit’s transformation into one of the most toxic bodies of water in North America. The corporate …

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