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Environmentalists Oppose Reuse of Fracking Wastewater

5.22.26 This week, an environmental attorney criticizes a recent decision by the state’s Water Quality Control Commission to revisit how and where fracking wastewater can be used in New Mexico. Tannis Fox, a senior attorney with the Western Environmental Law Center, tells Host Nash Jones why the coalition of environmental groups she represents opposes it — and what’s to come in the rulemaking process. 

Host: Nash Jones 

Guest: Tannis Fox, Senior Attorney, Western Environmental Law Center 

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Water board advances petition for new rules on New Mexico’s oil and gas wastewater – Source New Mexico