Radioactive

Settlement Requires More Radioactivity Monitoring at Antero Treatment Facility in West Virginia

Settlement Requires More Radioactivity Monitoring at Antero Treatment Facility in West Virginia

An Antero Midstream Partners LP subsidiary has reached a settlement with two West Virginia environmental groups that resolves their appeal of permits for a 60,000 barrels/day wastewater treatment facility in Doddridge County that will require the company to monitor more closely for radioactivity there.

December 22, 2017

North Dakota Works to Beef Up NatGas Wellsite Waste Disposal Options

Under a new law (HB 1390), North Dakota oil/natural gas and health department officials are looking to enhance the state’s oversight and handling of waste — including radioactive materials — from drilling sites that have grown substantially in recent years with the oil boom.

June 18, 2015

North Dakota Works to Beef Up NatGas Wellsite Waste Disposal Options

Under a new law (HB 1390), North Dakota oil/natural gas and health department officials are looking to enhance the state's oversight and handling of waste — including radioactive materials — from  drilling sites that have grown substantially in recent years with the oil boom.

June 18, 2015

Drill Cuttings Draw Scrutiny in West Virginia; Debate Unfolds About Proper Disposal

The debate over air and water quality near horizontal drilling sites in West Virginia has given way in recent weeks to one surrounding the delivery and disposal of solid waste, such as drill cuttings, in landfills across the state.

January 13, 2014

Duke Researchers Issue Another Controversial Report

Researchers from Duke University published another controversial study on Wednesday, this time taking aim at a wastewater treatment plant in western Pennsylvania after finding radioactive chemicals in an adjacent creek bed, and blaming the find on Marcellus Shale development.

October 7, 2013