Now Read This: StateImpact Texas Top 5
Photo courtesy of Dr. Frohlich
Dr. Cliff Frohlich of the University of Texas at Austin is researching the links between fracking and earthquakes.
Accidents at drilling sites, new links between fracking and earthquakes, and a farewell party for La Niña (the main culprit behind the current Texas drought) were among our readers’ favorite stories over the last week. In case you missed them, here are the top five new StateImpact Texas stories:
- How Fracking, Drilling and Earthquakes are Linked: One UT professor is finding new connections between drilling activity and quakes. Should Texans be concerned?
- Drilling’s Dangers: What Might Reduce Worker Deaths: As drilling for oil and gas has surged in Texas, so have injuries and deaths. But there are promising efforts to reduce accidents.
- Another Round in Texas vs. EPA: Don’t Touch Our Fracking: On Tuesday, the Railroad Commission of Texas, which regulates drilling in the state, fired a shot across the bow of the EPA. The message? Don’t touch our fracking.
- For Texas, a Choice: Conservation or Rolling Blackouts: If the state encounters another scorching hot summer like we had last year, the choice will be between rolling blackouts or ramped-up conservation, the president of Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT ) testified at a hearing Thursday.
- Mark Your Calendars for La Niña’s Farewell Party: When will the drought end? It’s truly too soon to say, but one of the main culprits, La Niña, is going to be leaving us soon. But there’s a catch.