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Water is bursting from another abandoned West Texas oil well, continuing a troubling trend
Read full article: Water is bursting from another abandoned West Texas oil well, continuing a troubling trendPecos County rancher Schuyler Wight says the Railroad Commission continues to plug wells. But each time they do, another one starts flowing.
Companies aim to release more treated oilfield wastewater into rivers and streams
Read full article: Companies aim to release more treated oilfield wastewater into rivers and streamsTexas regulators are issuing permits to discharge large volumes of treated “produced water” into some waterways. Questions remain about the toxic pollutants found in the wastewater.
Landowners fear injection of fracking waste threatens West Texas aquifers
Read full article: Landowners fear injection of fracking waste threatens West Texas aquifersOperators pump a sea of “produced water” underground for disposal. Intensifying tremors raise fears that the deep toxic waste pits could intermingle with water used for farming and drinking.
Texas judge rules that people under felony indictment have the right to buy guns under the Second Amendment
Read full article: Texas judge rules that people under felony indictment have the right to buy guns under the Second AmendmentA judge appointed by former President Donald Trump based his decision on a June U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down New York’s concealed carry law.