Texas Has a Water Shortage and a Water Glut. They’re the Same Problem.
Every day the Permian Basin brings up more water than nearby communities use, and treats most of it as waste. The state can no longer afford to do so.
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Man v. Nature
Trump appointees to federal appellate courts are ripping environmental protections to shreds—especially in the ultraconservative 5th Circuit, new analysis shows.
How Radioactive Oil and Gas Waste Could Lie Beneath a North Texas Elementary School
A massive Dallas-Fort Worth subdivision and a school have risen atop layers of oil and gas drilling waste. One worker who helped spread the material is speaking out.
Mirando hacia el futuro: Los combustibles fósiles en el Valle del Río Grande
Mientras el sur de Texas se prepara para su primera instalación de exportación de gas, comunidades alrededor de la costa del golfo ofrecen relatos de advertencia.
Peering Into the Rio Grande Valley’s Fossil Fuel Future
As deep South Texas prepares for its first gas export facility, communities along the Gulf Coast offer cautionary tales.
Pitted Against Waste
East Texans are uniting to fight oil waste pits in bucolic areas near the Louisiana line—all run by an operator who’s been cited for dozens of violations, and a worker’s death.
Embattled Texas Oilfield Waste Company Fined After Worker’s Death
A 26-year-old employee at McBride Operating in Waskom was killed when a valve blew off a pump last year. Another worker had sued the company two years earlier after being injured on the job.
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‘Drill Baby Drill’: Arlington Approves New Site for Fracking Near Daycare and Schools
Arlington has opened new land for fracking for the first time in 12 years, allowing TotalEnergies to drill 10 new gas wells near a daycare center.
A Legal Fight over Legacy Oil Industry Pollution Heats Up in West Texas
A “first of its kind” lawsuit contends that oil companies including Chevron failed to properly plug and decommission wells on private property, challenging common assumptions about plugged wells.
Gulf Coast Petrochemical Buildout Draws Billions in Tax Breaks For Polluters
A new report by the Environmental Integrity Project compiled data on every U.S. plastics plant built, expanded or proposed since 2012, revealing massive growth in Texas.