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EXCLUSIVE: A whistleblower tells @thebarbedwire.com he spent years burying radioactive fracking waste, which melted the bones in his neck and jaw. Then a residential community — and an elementary school — was built on top. 🧵 thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/11/a...

Somewhere between 20 million and 60 million tons of hazardous solid waste have been dumped in and around Dallas–Fort Worth. It could be in your child’s school, as in the case of this story, or in your mother’s backyard.

Oldham believes his work burying toxic waste made him an accessory to what he now views as an enormous crime — albeit one that was technically legal.

Now, the site is being probed by Detective Dana Ames, an investigator for Johnson County, over whether the county has a public health crisis. Ames is a rare rural Texas law enforcement officer with experience handling complex environmental crime cases.