Texas regulators grapple with a growing problem: old oil wells leaking polluted water
Two years after lawmakers created a $10 million program to address leaking wells in rural counties, none of the money has ...
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Texas Railroad Commission’s New Environmental Rules: A Step Toward Sustainability or Business as Usual?
In 1984, while Ronald Reagan was securing a landslide reelection and Apple introduced the Macintosh, the Railroad Commission ...
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Texas regulators overhaul oilfield waste rule for the first time in four decades
The Railroad Commission of Texas last month adopted revisions for Chapters 3 and 4 of its rules that govern commercial oilfield waste landfills and on-site disposal at drilling rigs. The new rule ...
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The Railroad Commission’s $100M request poses a potential challenge for Texas taxpayers
As the 89th Texas legislative session kicks off ... often dissolve or go bankrupt before they do, leaving the Railroad Commission to pick up the tab. And that tab is growing.