Wastewater Leak Under Texas Church Parking Lot Causes Millions in Damage June 18, 2026 By Martha Pskowski An old oil well sprang back to life under the parking lot of the First Baptist Church of Grandfalls in...
Low-Producing Oil Wells Cause Headaches for Texans April 20, 2026 By Martha Pskowski Some Texas oil wells gush hundreds of barrels of oil a day. But many are like the wells on Jackie...
Texas Regulators Overhaul Oilfield Waste Rule January 22, 2025 By Martha Pskowski Texas regulators have completed the first overhaul of oilfield waste rules in over 40 years. The Railroad Commission of Texas...
Texas Reports 252 New Cases of Groundwater Contamination December 18, 2024 By Martha Pskowski Texas agencies reported 252 new cases of groundwater contamination during 2023 in the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee annual report. The...
Study Finds Levels of Hydrogen Sulfide ‘Off the Scales’ in Central Texas September 20, 2024 By Martha Pskowski The first readings Abigail Edgar took of hydrogen sulfide and methane at oilfields in Caldwell County in 2021 were so...
Texas is Close to Adopting Revised Oil and Gas Waste Rules September 13, 2024 By Martha Pskowski Texas is inching closer to adopting revised oil and gas waste management rules for the first time in four decades....
Texas Environmentalists Look to Crack Down on Methane Emissions January 25, 2023 By Martha Pskowski In a marathon three-day public hearing, close to 300 people across the country gave comments on the agency’s supplemental proposal...