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Fracking Using Up Scarce Water in Texas Basin

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Alan Day

As the Permian Basin region in Texas and New Mexico continues to experience a historic oil boom, a new study has found that water usage for hydraulic fracturing has increased nearly eightfold in th?

Source: Fracking Using Up Scarce Water in Texas Basin

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