In early 2011, a Congressional investigation found that drilling service companies injected over 30 million gallons of diesel underground during hydraulic fracturing between 2005 and 2009.
Injecting diesel underground is of particular concern because it contains toxic chemicals that are linked to numerous adverse health effects including cancer, kidney and liver problems, and nervous system damage. This needs to stop.
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