Tag: Oilfield Pollution

Wastewater spills: Drilling boom’s growing toll

Wastewater spills can leave scarred land, threatened water CROSSROADS, N.M. – Carl Johnson and son Justin, who have complained for years about spills of oilfield wastewater where they raise cattle in the high plains of New Mexico, stroll across a 1 1/2-acre patch of sandy soil, lifeless, save for a scattering of stunted weeds. Five years ago, a […]