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January 22, 2013

Texas is Shaking Again: 3.0 Quake Strikes Near DFW Airport

A 3.0 magnitude earthquake struck Fort Worth near the DFW airport tonight, according to the US Geological Survey. At 10:16 pm, the quake hit five miles Northwest of Irving, just off the President George Bush Turnpike. Its epicenter was ten miles below the surface. On Twitter, people are reporting feeling the ground shake. “Loud and […]

January 17, 2013

New Report Suggests Reducing Fracking Tax Exemptions

From the Texas Tribune: A Legislative Budget Board (LBB) report on how government can be more efficient and effective has recommended that the state reduce its gas tax exemption for hydraulic fracturing. The expansive report released Wednesday by the LBB, a state body that offers budget and policy recommendations for legislators, recommended that the state change the method […]

January 15, 2013

Report: As Drilling Grows, Fracking Using More Water

From The Texas Tribune: A new University of Texas at Austin study has found that the amount of water used in the drilling practice known as hydraulic fracturing has risen sharply in recent years as oil and natural gas production has surged. But the 97-page study, funded by the Texas Oil and Gas Association, also found that […]

January 9, 2013

Will Exporting Natural Gas Raise U.S. Prices? New Report Says Not Really

A new report by energy market analysts at Deloitte’s Center for Energy Solutions downplays the risk that exporting natural gas will cause prices to go up for consumers in the United States. “This shows why the government doesn’t need to put a lid on projects. This says you don’t need to artificially constrain this,” said […]

January 3, 2013

Another Record Settlement for Gulf Oil Spill

Less than two months after BP announced a record settlement over criminal charges for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the company that owned the rig has announced a civil and criminal settlement for a total of $1.4 billion. While BP leased the Deepwater Horizon rig and owned rights to the Macondo well, a crew […]

December 31, 2012

Our Top 5 Stories of 2012

As we wrap up our first full year here at StateImpact Texas, we thought it’d be fun to take a look back at your favorite stories from the year. The list is a hodgepodge of articles, dealing with some of the big issues of energy and the environment in the state this year: fracking, the […]

December 27, 2012

Lawmaker Targets Natural Gas Drilling Exemption

Texas Lawmakers have already filed more than 400 bills for the upcoming legislative session. Only a fraction of those will end up making it to a vote.  But before the session begins, we thought it might be worthwhile to take a look at some environment and energy proposals. Lon Burnam is state representative from Fort […]

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