Justin Nobel

Justin Nobel writes for DeSmog and other U.S. publications, including Rolling Stone and Harper’s, on the impacts of oil and gas industry waste on workers, communities, public health, and the environment. His reporting has won awards from the National Association of Science Writers, and been featured in the Best American Science Writing book series. Justin’s 2024 book, “Petroleum-238: Big Oilโ€™s Dangerous Secret and the Grassroots Fight to Stop It,” together with his DeSmog reporting, has inspired government investigations and scientific research. A documentary film is presently being made about his reporting. Contact him at [email protected].

Articles by Justin Nobel

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An on-the-ground investigation in Pennsylvania finds unprotected radioactive material next to a popular bike and walking trail.

An on-the-ground investigation in Pennsylvania finds unprotected radioactive material next to a popular bike and walking trail.
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Industry and regulators knew decades ago that injecting drillingโ€™s toxic liquid leftovers underground wasnโ€™t safe.

Industry and regulators knew decades ago that injecting drillingโ€™s toxic liquid leftovers underground wasnโ€™t safe.
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A lawsuit charges National Grid, a major gas utility, with mismanaging a toxic industrial site near two densely-populated residential neighborhoods.

A lawsuit charges National Grid, a major gas utility, with mismanaging a toxic industrial site near two densely-populated residential neighborhoods.
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A new lawsuit alleges toxic, radioactive waste leaked into a PA familyโ€™s water well, uncovering a regulatory abyss for miles of fracking pipelines in the state.

A new lawsuit alleges toxic, radioactive waste leaked into a PA familyโ€™s water well, uncovering a regulatory abyss for miles of fracking pipelines in the state.
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The oil and gas industry has been using the basin as a free disposal site for decades.

The oil and gas industry has been using the basin as a free disposal site for decades.
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A Q&A with DeSmog reporter Justin Nobel about his revelatory new book, Petroleum-238.

A Q&A with DeSmog reporter Justin Nobel about his revelatory new book, Petroleum-238.
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DeSmog writer Justin Nobelโ€™s new book explores how workers bear the brunt of the oil and gas industryโ€™s hidden contaminated waste.

DeSmog writer Justin Nobelโ€™s new book explores how workers bear the brunt of the oil and gas industryโ€™s hidden contaminated waste.
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The legal battle over a treatment plant built by French multinational Veolia points to a hidden source of oil industry harm.

The legal battle over a treatment plant built by French multinational Veolia points to a hidden source of oil industry harm.
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The move could pave the way for otherwise missing federal oversight for these facilities.

The move could pave the way for otherwise missing federal oversight for these facilities.
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Community groups present health and environmental justice concerns to the EPA, alleging workers at Austin Master Services are coated in dangerous levels of radioactive waste.

Community groups present health and environmental justice concerns to the EPA, alleging workers at Austin Master Services are coated in dangerous levels of radioactive waste.