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July 11, 2014

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