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Lawmakers Hear Proposals For Confronting Man-Made Quakes
Posted on · The Texas House Subcommittee on Seismic Activity heard regulatory options.
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Is Railroad Commission Getting Serious About Man-Made Quakes?
Posted on · New rules aimed at preventing man-made earthquakes tied to drilling.
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Are Companies At Risk When The CEO Is In The Cockpit?
Posted on · Houston third in nation for CEOs with pilots' licenses.
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Texas Slams EPA Website that Compares State Pollution Enforcement
Posted on · Texas calls EPA pollution database deceiving
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Feds Target Oil & Gas Industry for Underpaying Workers
Posted on · Department of Labor targeting oil & gas in Texas and other states where drilling is booming
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More Pipelines in Texas for a Smelly, Deadly Gas
Posted on · In a state dominated by the energy industry, deadly hydrogen sulfide is found everywhere
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Silencing Those Who Would Scrutinize Disposal of Drilling Wastewater
Posted on · A procedure that removes contaminated water is raising concerns.
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Trickle Down: Counties Say Oil Money for Roads Not Enough
Posted on · Deadly traffic accidents involving trucks heading to drilling rigs led to millions of dollars allocated for road repairs.
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Suing Polluters: Texas Again Considers Curbing County Attorneys
Posted on · Big industrial companies in Texas again trying to restrict cities and counties from suing them for damage done by toxic leaks.
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The Gas Well Next Door: How Drilling Changed In Fort Worth
Posted on · StateImpact reporter Dave Fehling looks into how cities are regulating the energy industry.
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Fracking With Acid: Unknown Quantities Injected In Texas
Posted on · Drilling for oil and gas has surged in Texas and several other states in recent years. So has concern over the environmental impact. One drilling technique that's widespread, but not as well known outside the industry is "acidizing."
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Texas Considers ‘Tax’ On Coastal Restoration Projects
Posted on · Millions of dollars may be headed to Texas to make amends for damage caused along the coast by the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf. But now, a Texas state agency says it may try to charge fees when money is used to restore the delicate wetlands and other habitats. That has some people upset.
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Texas Debates How To Spend BP Spill Money
Posted on · It's been almost four years since the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform exploded in the Gulf of Mexico where eleven rig workers died. Millions of gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf's waters and delicate wetlands. In an effort to make things right, the rig-operator — the oil giant BP — has been doling out billions of dollars.
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As Oil Flows in the Keystone Pipeline, Opponents Vow Scrutiny
Posted on · The southern leg of the Keystone XL Pipeline is scheduled to open for business today. As Mose Buchele reports for StateImpact Texas, landowners who have long opposed the project are vowing to continue their fight.
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Houston’s Ozone Mystery: Pockets Of Pollution Unlike Other Cities
Posted on · It's not as bad as it used to be, but the two biggest metropolitan regions of Texas — Dallas and Houston — continue to have air pollution which violates federal standards for ozone. But in an effort to reduce it, scientists are finding it's not easy to determine exactly where ozone originates and where it drifts. StateImpact reporter Dave Fehling talked with scientists working on the latest research, including an ozone mystery in one tiny town.