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Texas agency to set rules for using treated fracking wastewater on farmland
Read full article: Texas agency to set rules for using treated fracking wastewater on farmlandThe state’s environmental regulator will hold a public hearing June 15 on its proposed rules for how the toxic wastewater can be reused. Here’s what you should know.
Texas regulators limit oil and gas disposal wells in bid to reduce earthquakes in West Texas
Read full article: Texas regulators limit oil and gas disposal wells in bid to reduce earthquakes in West TexasInjecting saltwater back into the ground “is likely contributing to recent seismic activity,” the Railroad Commission of Texas has said.
Oil and gas companies spill millions of gallons of wastewater in Texas
Read full article: Oil and gas companies spill millions of gallons of wastewater in TexasAn exclusive Inside Climate News analysis found that companies have spilled nearly 150 million gallons of toxic, highly saline wastewater in Texas over the last decade.