OK State Senator Seeks to Rein In Oil Companies’ Groundwater Pollution — ProPublica

The legislation comes after The Frontier and ProPublica found over 150 incidents where oilfield wastewater had gushed from the earth, releasing toxic chemicals — including some that cause cancer — near homes and farms and into drinking water sources...

https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-legislation-oil-gas-injection-wells-water-pollution-cleanup 

 

Fracking For Oil and Gas Is Devouring American Groundwater - The New York Times

Giant new oil and gas wells that require astonishing volumes of water to fracture bedrock are threatening America's fragile aquifers...

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/09/25/climate/fracking-oil-gas-wells-water.html

America Is Draining Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow - The New York Times

Groundwater loss is hurting breadbasket states like Kansas, where the major aquifer beneath 2.6 million acres of land can no longer support industrial-scale agriculture. Corn yields have plummeted. If that decline were to spread, it could threaten America's status as a food superpower…

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/28/climate/groundwater-drying-climate-change.html

EPA wants to free uranium miners to pollute western groundwater - Salon

Industry says current, tougher pollution rules are "impossible to meet" ....
https://www.salon.com/2019/02/10/epa-wants-to-free-uranium-miners-to-pollute-western-groundwater_partner/

We're Sitting on a Groundwater 'Time Bomb,' Scientists Warn - VICE

Climate change could disrupt nearly half of the world's groundwater supply within 100 years. ....
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/yw8z5j/were-sitting-on-a-groundwater-time-bomb-scientists-warn

Climate change is making soils saltier, forcing many farmers to find new livelihoods - The Conversation US

Rising seas and groundwater depletion, both driven by climate change, are making soils saltier in many parts of the world. Farmers will need help adapting, especially in developing countries. ....
https://theconversation.com/climate-change-is-making-soils-saltier-forcing-many-farmers-to-find-new-livelihoods-106048