More Radioactive Waste Dumped in North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A state health official says another pile of illegally dumped oil field waste has been found near Crosby, in northwestern North Dakota.

Environmental Health Chief Dave Glatt says the radioactive waste was found last week in a field by the local emergency manager.

Oil filter socks are tubular nets that strain liquids during the oil production process.

Glatt says he's unsure of when the filter socks were dumped or how much is at the site. He says the former landowner is in jail on an unrelated charge but the new owner is cooperating with officials.

State regulators say new rules are being written to track oil field waste, in response to the growing number of illegally tossed filter socks.