North Dakota Wrestles With Brine Spills Amid Oil Shale

We love the economic impacts of oil development, but we’re still getting a handle on some of the environmental impacts, saltwater spills being one of the most significant. A USGS report on the full environmental impacts of oil development in the Bakken is coming later this year. Until then, this article is a great primer on some of the challenges containing and remediating saltwater spills.