Texas fracking numbers are mind-boggling, but what do they really mean?
Environmental groups have analyzed the data and come up with a set of staggering numbers to illustrate the impact of fracking in Texas.
View Article5th Circ. Revives Enviros' $641M Exxon Pollution Suit
Exxon Mobil Corp. will have to face a $641 million suit brought by environmentalists over emissions at its Baytown, Texas, refinery, the Fifth Circuit said Friday in an opinion that panned portions of...
View ArticleNew Interactive Map Shows Threat Oil & Gas Air Pollution Poses To Texans
Today, Earthworks released Oil & Gas Threat Map (oilandgasthreatmap.com) a new tool that maps the locations of the 398,787 active oil & gas wells, compressors & processors operating in...
View ArticleState Doesn’t Have $165 Million To Plug Abandoned Wells
The bust in the energy industry has left Texas with nearly 10,000 abandoned wells that need plugging. That in itself isn’t good, but couple in the fact that the state Railroad Commission doesn’t have...
View ArticleEPA says W.A. Parish coal plant near Houston meets emission standards
Texas' largest power plant - the W.A. Parish coal station near Houston - won't require additional monitoring because its sulfur dioxide emission levels fall within acceptable federal guidelines. The...
View ArticleRecent reports show violations of drinking water standards in four area systems
The recently released annual water quality reports show four area public water systems had violations of drinking water standards.
View ArticleExxon, Enviros Tangle Over Refinery Pollution Liability
Law360, New York (November 22, 2016, 4:29 PM EST) -- Exxon Mobil Corp. and environmentalists crossed swords Monday over what the oil giant's liability and civil penalties for alleged pollution at a...
View ArticleGet the lead out (of water) in Texas
After nearly three years of grappling with contaminated drinking water, the residents of Flint, Michigan, finally obtained some relief as a federal court approved a settlement last week mandating...
View ArticleOnline tool to track air pollution in Texas debuts
Air pollution happens every day in Houston. Sometimes, that pollution is well within permit limits, considered safe by state environmental regulators, and sometimes, it's not. So how do Houston...
View ArticleEnvironmental Groups Fight Proposed Texas Water Pipeline
Clean Water Action, Environment Texas, Environmental Stewardship and Save Our Springs Alliance claim the Vista Ridge water pipeline proposed to carry water from North Texas to San Antonio is not...
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