Fracking produces annual toxic waste water enough to flood Washington DC

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Growing concerns over radiation risks as report finds widespread environmental damage on an unimaginable scale in the US

Fracking in America generated 280 billion US gallons of toxic waste water last year - enough to flood all of Washington DC beneath a 22 feet deep toxic lagoon, a new report out on Thursday found. The...

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