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The United States on the verge of becoming the world’s top producer of oil – that’s according to the International Energy Agency. This is thanks to the drilling and hydraulic fracturing in Texas and North Dakota. But this oil boom is also leading to a boom in toxic oil field waste. There is a lot of it. And some of it ends up in massive open pit disposal pits. There is growing concern over the environmental danger that these pits pose to air quality. A recent eight-month investigation by InsideClimate News and the Center for Public Integrity uncovered a lack of oversight by state and federal regulators over these giant pools of oil field muck. We get more from Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies.

The United States on the verge of becoming the world’s top producer of oil – that’s according to the International Energy Agency. This is thanks to the drilling and hydraulic fracturing in Texas and North Dakota. But this oil boom is also leading to a boom in toxic oil field waste. There is a lot of it. And some of it ends up in massive open pit disposal pits. There is growing concern over the environmental danger that these pits pose to air quality. A recent eight-month investigation by InsideClimate News and the Center for Public Integrity uncovered a lack of oversight by state and federal regulators over these giant pools of oil field muck. We get more from Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies.

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The US Senate majority is up for grabs.

And the Colorado Senate race is one of the most competitive in the country.

The outcome could impact energy policy in the state, and, ultimately, the nation.

This high stakes contest is attracting a lot of attention, and money.

And while energy is a key political issue here, the campaign ads overwhelming the airwaves often gloss over the topic, even if energy interests are behind the ads.

Inside Energy Reporter Dan Boyce and Katie Kuntz with Rocky Mountain PBS I-News have the story.

The US Senate majority is up for grabs.

And the Colorado Senate race is one of the most competitive in the country.

The outcome could impact energy policy in the state, and, ultimately, the nation.

This high stakes contest is attracting a lot of attention, and money.

And while energy is a key political issue here, the campaign ads overwhelming the airwaves often gloss over the topic, even if energy interests are behind the ads.

Inside Energy Reporter Dan Boyce and Katie Kuntz with Rocky Mountain PBS I-News have the story.