Oil field wastewater, while getting less attention than oil spills or pipeline ruptures, can be more environmentally damaging and difficult to clean up. According to a recent analysis by the Associated Press, some 180 million gallons of wastewater were spilled between 2009 and 2014. The salty brine, which is difficult and costly to clean-up, causes land to dry up, trees to die, and prevents crops from taking root. The problem has been largely overlooked in the drilling boom of the last decade. Data from regulatory authorities in Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, North Dakota, Texas, New Mexico, California, Oklahoma, Kansas and Alaska, states that account for some 90% of the nation’s onshore oil production, show a disturbing trend. >Read More via http://billingsgazette.com/business/article_fddf6c67-dd14-59ec-bb1a-7b0dfc75de73.html