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Saltwater from Oil Drilling Spills over 2-Mile Area in North Dakota

HeadlineJul 11, 2014

In North Dakota, more than a million gallons of saltwater from oil drilling operations has leaked from a pipeline on a Native American reservation, covering nearly two miles. Saltwater is a byproduct of oil and gas drilling. The leak by Crestwood Midstream Services has killed vegetation and may have reached a bay connected to a drinking water source for the Fort Berthold reservation. It could take weeks to clean up.

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