MIDLAND — On any given day, energy companies across the vast Permian Basin in West Texas inject millions of gallons of water into the dry brown earth, breaking up layers of rock on the hunt for crude ...

When it comes to hydrofracking, it’s the fracturing that gets a lot of the attention, but in fact it’s the hydro part of that is particularly troublesome. Even if fears over the contamination of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller in his office with Texas flag in background. The state’s two main sources of water — ...

For Texas farmers and ranchers, clean land and water aren’t luxuries — they’re lifelines. But a new state law has farmers and environmental advocates raising serious concerns. Governor Greg Abbott has ...

In May, the New Mexico Water Quality Commission banned the discharge of fracking wastewater, whether treated or not, off an oil field. The decision — months in the making — was hailed by environmental ...

Hydraulic fracturing to drill for oil and natural gas has not caused widespread harm to drinking water in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday. But a draft report ...

Chemicals found in wells near the site of a 2022 incident in Freeport Township indicate a link to nearby fracking activity, according to a recent report by researchers from the University of ...

An alfalfa garden patch grows at the Texas Pacific Water Resources research and development project site outside of Midland. Researchers watered the alfalfa with cleaned produced water from a fracking ...

Texas is facing a major water shortage. The state’s population is projected to grow 73% by 2070, while its water supply is expected to shrink by 18%. Already, aging infrastructure is leaking over ...

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