The Trump administration is shrinking the size of some national monuments, and opening other public land to industry like drilling. For some, that flies in the face of history.
Why is the wastewater created during fracking for oil and natural gas—flowback—radioactive? And just where does that dirty, salty wastewater go? Watch the video.
The new rule is a reversal of the 100-year-old conservation law that was sometimes used to prosecute industries for accidentally killing or failing to safeguard migratory birds.