Last week’s new stories on StateImpact Texas looked at fracking, the drought and a fire at a Houston refinery: Fracking Report Reverberates in Texas:Â A report on fracking and water contamination from the Environmental Protection Agency sent shockwaves through the industry. What does it mean for drilling in Texas? How the Natural Gas Industry is Responding […]
A few weeks after the Environmental Protection Agency released a draft report that found a link between hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) and water contamination in Wyoming, the Texas governor is weighing in on the topic. Not that he necessarily intended to do so. As KUT’s Ben Philpott reports, at the final stop of the day on […]
Our partners at StateImpact Pennsylvania have developed a new app that allows you to explore the rapidly growing world of drilling there. The interactive map shows who’s drilling where and allows you to see if drillers have been cited for violations of state environmental laws and regulations. The data from the app shows that there are 52 […]
A report on fracking and water contamination from the Environmental Protection Agency sent shockwaves through the industry this week. What does it mean for drilling in Texas?
The Railroad Commission of Texas, which oversees drilling in the state, passed new rules requiring the disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) today. The rules were proposed by the state legislature earlier this year and signed into law by Governor Rick Perry this summer. Companies will have to disclose on the website FracFocus what […]
It’s been only a few days since the EPA released draft findings of contamination by hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) drilling operations in Wyoming, and already the industry is attempting to drill holes in the EPA’s findings. Residents near the drilling sites in Pavillion, Wyoming asked the EPA three years ago to investigate possible contamination after noticing water from […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released draft findings of its investigation of contaminated water in Pavillion, Wyoming today. The agency investigated allegations against a drilling company, Encana, which uses a process called hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” (where a mixture of water, chemicals and sand is pressure-blasted deep underground to create fissures that release oil and […]
The top five new stories of last week from StateImpact Texas, in case you missed them: The Texas Drought, as Seen from Space (Things Don’t Look Good). During a drought, it feels like all you can do is wait and wait for rain. Well, we may have to wait a little longer. A new NASA map shows that groundwater and soil […]
A few years ago, when US natural gas production was kicking into high gear, gas promoters like T. Boone Pickens sold it as something close to a panacea. It was a plentiful source of energy that could create jobs at home. It could wean the US off of foreign oil. Perhaps most importantly, it was […]
New rules with a big impact for many Texans came up at a meeting of the Railroad Commission of Texas today. They would require oil and gas companies to disclose what chemicals they use when âfracking.â Residents near some drilling sites in Fort Worth are concerned about the fracking fluids possibly contaminating their water supply. […]
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