The original version of this article, released on March 30, 2012, incorrectly attributed the following quoteĀ to an EPA press release: āIn a press release today, the EPA stated that āmultiple investigations into the claims showed no link between Range Resourcesā operations and water contamination.āā The Texas Oil and Gas Association provided this quote in its […]
Texas could be looking at spending hundreds of millions of dollars for road repairs to cope with the surge in drilling.
A report from UTās Energy Institute on shale gas drilling found no link between hydraulic fracturing and water contamination, but the findings might not all be good news for oil and gas drilling. āThe report shines a light on the fact that there are a number of aspects of natural gas development that can cause […]
One UT professor is finding new connections between drilling activity and quakes. Should Texans be concerned?
New interim charges for the Texas Senate give us a sneak peak of what energy and environmental issues will be in the mix next year.
Lots of rigs, not enough homes, and luxury cars flying off the lot. Just don’t call it an oil “boom.”
Drilling is creating a gusher of jobs in South Texas, but trucks are ripping up roads and large amounts of water are being used. A look at the ups and downs of the fracking boom.
On Thursday night aĀ fire and explosion rocked a disposal well near Pearsall, Texas in the Eagle Ford Shale. This afternoon theĀ Railroad Commission of Texas, which oversees drilling in the state.Ā sent the following statement to StateImpact TexasĀ : “A Railroad Commission inspector responded around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, to a storage tank fire at a saltwater […]
Today the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is extending the period for public comment on its investigation of water contamination linked to fracking in Wyoming. The report was released in draft form in December and drew attention across the country, especially in Texas. It was the first time the EPA had linked fracking […]
You can read our follow-up reporting on this story here. April 25, 2012 UPDATE: This week OSHA issued ten citations for “serious violations” by High Roller Wells, which operates the disposal well. You can read more about those citations here.Ā Three people have been injured after an explosion and fire at a disposal well in […]
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