Dive Brief:

• The Governor of West Virginia and the Department of Environmental Protection Secretary, Randy Huffman, are pushing for a bill that would let fracking companies dispose of radioactive waste into solid waste landfills in West Virginia.
• The legislation which would allow for the disposal of drill cuttings and associated drilling waste produced from the well sites of commercial solid waste facilities.
• The bill, HB 4411, passed the House Energy Committee.

Dive Insight:

The Energy Committee is hoping to move the bill directly to the House floor, bypassing the House Judiciary Committee. 

Despite controversy surrounding the fracking industry, an international report predicts the worldwide drilling waste management market could top $8 billion by 2018. Waste Management has expanded into the sector, citing the potential for growth in fracking waste removal services.