NEW: Oil companies are blasting millions of gallons of toxic waste underground each year — less than a half-mile from Enid, Oklahoma’s water wells.

But to protect their city, officials must appeal to the state agency that created the problem.
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Enid, Oklahoma’s Fight to Protect Its Water From Oil and Gas Pollution — ProPublica

Oklahoma restricts oil field wastewater injection within a half-mile of public water wells. Regulators have let companies do it anyway. But in the city of Enid, officials are pushing back against one of the state’s biggest industries.

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