Texas regulators are warning that wastewater from fracking in the biggest US oil basin is causing a “widespread” increase in ...

On December 17, 2024, the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) adopted new comprehensive regulations governing the handling, storage, treatment, ...

Across Texas, abandoned wells are erupting with chemical-infused liquid and some have created massive lakes of contaminated ...

The new regulations are designed to help ensure injected fluids stay contained within disposal formations, thereby protecting ...

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AUSTIN, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — The Railroad Commission of Texas announced it has nearly reached 100 million files digitized in its efforts to digitize oil and gas records. According to the RRC ...

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So why did the Railroad Commission of Texas overrule its own experts and give the okay for Louisiana’s oil field waste to get trucked to Joaquin? Terry Allen took me on a tour of his 166-acre ...

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AUSTIN The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 750 original drilling permits in April 2025. The total includes 665 to drill new oil or gas wells, 19 to re-enter plugged wellbores ...