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Well permits suspended to reduce earthquakes in West Texas
Injecting saltwater back into the ground “is likely contributing to recent seismic activity,” the Railroad Commission of Texas has said.
Fracking waste gets a second look to ease looming West Texas water shortage
Aquifers beneath the Permian Basin are slowly running out. Recycling “produced water” should help to slow the decline.
Feds investigating Permian Basin oil and gas air pollution via aircraft
Aircraft will fly over the Permian Basin in southeast New Mexico and West Texas this month as the federal government investigates the area for potentially violating government air quality standards through carbon emissions from oil and gas operations.
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Hidden Menace: Massive methane leaks speed up climate change
The methane released by companies operating oil and gas operations across the Permian, a 250-mile-wide bone-dry expanse along the Texas-New Mexico border, will be disrupting the climate for decades, contributing to more heat waves, hurricanes, wildfires and floods.
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Trump seeks out loyal donors in West Texas fracking fields
His visit on Wednesday comes during the state's fierce coronavirus outbreak. At the same time, a global oil and gas glut is putting the squeeze on Trump's loyal donors in the petroleum industry.
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David Byrne: Can we all be like Texas?
How a conservative, oil-pumping state put politics aside and became a world leader in wind power.
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Exxon Mobil to reduce methane emissions at 1,000 Permian Basin sites
Irving oil major Exxon Mobil is testing new equipment to reduce methane emissions at 1,000 sites in the Permian Basin of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico.
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