Posted on · After nearly a year of devastatingly low oil prices, West Texas Crude is once again back to $50 per barrel. Also this week, Exxon reveals emissions details for customer use of its products, plus the state legislature could take up flaring in the upcoming session.
Posted on · One bill would significantly limit the practice of natural gas flaring and venting. The other House Bill directs the state to further study the impacts.
Posted on · The state Democratic Party called the Railroad Commission election the most important environmental race in the country, in what was a highly-watched contest that gained national attention.
Posted on · The lawsuit asserts that outdated standards are leading to increased levels of air pollution during flaring at industrial facilities, like petrochemical plants and solid waste landfills.
Posted on · The computer program will help oil and gas companies track how much methane they’re emitting, and what methods are best reducing methane leaks. It comes as many investors, lawmakers, and environmental groups have been pressuring the oil and gas industry to reduce the wasteful practice of flaring.
Posted on · The industry practice known as “flaring” has been decried as wasteful and polluting by public health groups, environmentalists and even some in the industry.
Posted on · Industry groups applauded a report on the practice of "flaring," but a leading researcher has found plenty to criticize.
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
Posted on · The study is the latest evidence of a discrepancy between state data and federal government satellite imagery.
Posted on · In West Texas, natural gas flares dot the horizon, a sign of how oil drilling is growing faster than pipelines and other infrastructure.
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We examine financial issues facing Crosby ISD. Then, we learn why oil and gas companies are flaring so much gas in West Texas. Plus, We learn about some of the less talked about local races in the 2018 midterm election. Then, Houston writer Lacy M. Johnson talks about her definition of justice. And we help you improve your public speaking.
Posted on · Too much gas + not enough pipelines = more and more flaring