NPR Exposes Loophole that Allows Dumping of Toxic Oil Residue on Wind River Reservation

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National Public Radio (NPR) has unearthed documents via the federal Freedom of Information Act that show how a legal loophole enables oil companies to let oil-laden wastewater flow freely on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, home of the Shoshone-Bannock…read more

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