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An old well began gushing oilfield wastewater in a West Texas church parking lot, sparking a costly cleanup

An old well began gushing oilfield wastewater in a West Texas church parking lot, sparking a costly cleanup
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By the time the Texas Railroad Commission shut down nearby oilfield injection wells to control the leak, 1.5 million gallons of toxic wastewater had spilled to the surface.

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