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House Natural Resources Committee hears bill to ban road application of oil-and-gas brine
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Representative Brennan and Representative Tristan Rader told the House Natural Resources Committee that House Bill 439 would bar surface application of oil-and-gas liquid waste — commonly called brine — on roads and highways in Ohio.
Representative Brennan and Representative Tristan Rader told the House Natural Resources Committee that House Bill 439 would bar surface application of oil-and-gas liquid waste — commonly called brine and sold in some markets as products such as Aquasalina — on roads and highways across Ohio.
"No Ohioan should have to wonder whether the salt truck driving down their street is spreading toxic radioactive waste in the name of winter safety," Representative Brennan said during sponsor testimony. She cited an Ohio Department of Natural Resources finding that such waste contains radioactive material and heavy metals and referenced public-health concerns raised…
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