Oil Tycoon Funds Far-Right Candidate Challenging Texas Oilfield Regulator
Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright led the agency’s efforts to reform oilfield waste rules. Oil billionaires are now backing Bo French to unseat him.
By Martha Pskowski
oilfield wastewater
‘A Disaster Waiting to Happen’: How the Fracking Boom Put an Oil Field in the Guadalupe River Floodplain
By Dylan Baddour, Peter Aldhous
A Small Oil Company Polluted Midland’s Water Reserve. The Cleanup Has Dragged on for Years.
By Martha Pskowski
A Rare Recusal by Texas Oil and Gas Regulator Up for Re-election
By Martha Pskowski
Pitted Against Waste
By Martha Pskowski, Lise Olsen
Can Colorado Recycle Toxic Water from Oil and Gas Drilling Without Increasing Emissions?
Story by Jake Bolster, photos by Lee Pruitt
Truckers Say Oil and Gas Companies Are Violating Hazardous Materials Transport Regulations
By Kiley Bense
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
Treating Texas’ Oilfield Wastewater Could Require More Energy Than Most US States
By Dylan Baddour
EPA Considers Giving Oil and Gas Companies More ‘Flexibility’ to Dispose of Highly Toxic Wastewater
By Martha Pskowski, Kiley Bense
Pollution From a Pennsylvania Landfill Caused Problems for Decades. Fracking Waste Made It Worse
By Kiley Bense
Railroad Commission Approves More Waste Disposal in East Texas
By Martha Pskowski
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
Oil and Gas Waste ‘Oiled’ the Feathers of White Pelicans in Texas’ Permian Basin
By Martha Pskowski
Can Recycled Oilfield Water Quench the Thirst of Drought-Stricken West Texas?
By Martha Pskowski
Texas Companies Eye Pecos River Watershed for Oilfield Wastewater
By Martha Pskowski, Dylan Baddour
