BISMARCK, N.D. -- New requirements will hopefully prevent radioactive filter socks from being illegally transported and dumped in the oil patch. Starting June 1, operators of all 412 saltwater ...

Oilfield filter socks, used to filter wastewater at drilling sites, have turned up in some odd corners of North Dakota, including a roadside, an Indian Reservation, a city garbage can, and tucked ...

WILLISTON, N.D. - A contractor that stockpiled filter socks in McKenzie County last year paid a $16,000 fine, with $87,000 in fines dismissed, and agreed to no longer operate in North Dakota.

WILLISTON, N.D. – A contractor that stockpiled filter socks in McKenzie County last year paid a $16,000 fine, with $87,000 in fines dismissed, and agreed to no longer operate in North Dakota.

A new study finds that compost filters socks can reduce soil erosion from croplands and reduce the amount of herbicide in runoff. Water runoff from cropped farm fields can contain large amounts of ...

This March 3, 2014 file photo provided by the North Dakota Health Department shows bags full of radioactive oil filter socks, the nets that strain liquids during the oil production process, piled in ...

The North Dakota Health Department plans to meet this week with the Wyoming company responsible for piling potentially radioactive filter socks and oil debris on open trailers at a rural location near ...