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Can Colorado Recycle Toxic Water from Oil and Gas Drilling Without Increasing Emissions?

Environmentalists fear the answer is “no,” as regulators determine how to permit more produced water recycling facilities in disadvantaged communities.

Story by Jake Bolster, photos by Lee Pruitt

$A fracking pad is seen in Westmoreland County, Pa., in October 2022. Credit: Ted Auch/FracTracker Alliance$

Five Years After Pennsylvania’s Landmark Fracking Report, Its Public Health Goals Remain Largely Unmet, Groups Say

By Jon Hurdle

Low-Emission ‘Gas Certification’ Is Greenwashing, Climate Advocates Conclude in a Contested New Report

By Phil McKenna

New Demands to Measure Emissions Raise Cautious Hopes in Pennsylvania Among Environmental Sleuths Who Monitor Fracking Sites

By Jake Bolster

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