fracking wastewater

‘A Disaster Waiting to Happen’: How the Fracking Boom Put an Oil Field in the Guadalupe River Floodplain

Lack of a state floodplain policy in Texas enabled oil companies to build in areas hit by an epic inundation less than 30 years ago.

By Dylan Baddour, Peter Aldhous

The ‘Toxic Cocktail’ Brewing in Pennsylvania’s Waterways

Story by Kiley Bense, photos by Scott Goldsmith

Green California’s Big Oil Problem

By Liza Gross

Pitted Against Waste

By Martha Pskowski, Lise Olsen

Appeal Could Make It Easier for Companies to Spread Drilling Fluids on Pennsylvania Roadways

By Kyle Bagenstose

Can Colorado Recycle Toxic Water from Oil and Gas Drilling Without Increasing Emissions?

Story by Jake Bolster, photos by Lee Pruitt

Texas Supreme Court Rules on Produced Water Ownership

By Martha Pskowski

Truckers Say Oil and Gas Companies Are Violating Hazardous Materials Transport Regulations

By Kiley Bense

Five Years After Pennsylvania’s Landmark Fracking Report, Its Public Health Goals Remain Largely Unmet, Groups Say

By Jon Hurdle

New Mexico Bans Release of Treated Oil and Gas Wastewater

By Carrie Klein

Texas Oil Drillers Can Bury Toxic Waste on Private Property Without Telling the Landowner. A New Bill Seeks to Change That

By Martha Pskowski

EPA Considers Giving Oil and Gas Companies More ‘Flexibility’ to Dispose of Highly Toxic Wastewater

By Martha Pskowski, Kiley Bense

Colorado Will Require Oil and Gas Companies to Increase Water Recycling for Fracking

By Jake Bolster, Martha Pskowski

Pollution From a Pennsylvania Landfill Caused Problems for Decades. Fracking Waste Made It Worse

By Kiley Bense

Texas Regulators Finalize Oilfield Waste Rule

By Martha Pskowski

New Mexico Lawmakers to Decide Whether Oil and Gas Wastewater Could Be Reused on Wide Scale

By Carrie Klein

Can Recycled Oilfield Water Quench the Thirst of Drought-Stricken West Texas?

By Martha Pskowski

A Company’s Struggles Raise Questions About the Future of Lithium Extraction in Pennsylvania

By Kiley Bense

Debate Flares Over Texas’ Proposed Oil and Gas Waste Rule

By Martha Pskowski