MIDLAND — On any given day, energy companies across the vast Permian Basin in West Texas inject millions of gallons of water into the dry brown earth, breaking up layers of rock on the hunt for crude ...

When it comes to hydrofracking, it’s the fracturing that gets a lot of the attention, but in fact it’s the hydro part of that is particularly troublesome. Even if fears over the contamination of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hydraulic fracturing to drill for oil and natural gas has not caused widespread harm to drinking water in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday in a ...

CARRIZO SPRINGS — In this South Texas stretch of mesquite trees and cactus, where the land is sometimes too dry to grow crops, the local aquifer is being strained in the search for oil. The reason is ...

Grasslands and Wetlands Are Being Gobbled Up By Agriculture, Mostly Livestock North Carolina Regulators Nix $1.2 Billion Federal Proposal to Dredge Wilmington Harbor Border Wall Closes in on Big Bend ...

Chemicals found in wells near the site of a 2022 incident in Freeport Township indicate a link to nearby fracking activity, according to a recent report by researchers from the University of ...

DIMOCK, Pa. -- A private lab reports finding toxic chemicals in the drinking water of a Pennsylvania community already dealing with methane contamination from natural gas drilling. Daniel Farnham ...

Read full article: District 2 Conceptual Master Plan calls for improvements to city park, 2 new senior facilities Another chilly morning on Tuesday, then sunrise ...

This article is part of Running Out, an occasional series about Texas’ water crisis. Read more stories about the threats facing Texas’ water supply here. MIDLAND On any given day, energy companies ...

Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. This article is part of ...

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