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Texas: Can't Tie Water Contamination to Drilling
2014-05-29 00:47:16| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The amount of explosive gas tainting a North Texas neighborhood's water supply has increased in recent years, but the state's oil and gas regulator says it can't link the methane to drilling activity nearby, according to a report it released Wednesday.
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Drought fuels rising tide of Texas water conservation
2014-03-02 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Texans learned three years ago what exceptional drought possibly aggravated by climate change looks like: 4 million charred acres of land, thousands of burned homes and water supply reservoirs dry or draining fast. As the drought wears on, a culture of water conservation has risen with it, especially in San Antonio and Austin. The drought forced Austin officials to rethink how water is used. In San Antonio, a desire to save water for endangered species had jump-started its conservation movement,...
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Inspector General Report Finds EPA Should Act Protect Texas Drinking Water From Oil
2013-12-28 03:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Energy Collection: A new report was released by the EPA Inspector General (IG)--the environmental agencys independent internal watchdog-- regarding drinking water contamination linked with natural gas operations in Parker County, Texas, just west of Ft. Worth. The report is a result of an extremely in-depth investigation by the IG of EPAs enforcement of this case, which started in 2010, and then the agencys controversial move to abruptly drop the case in 2012. Its a complicated case with various legal and scientific...
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Recycle Of Produced And Flowback Water In Eagle Ford Shale Texas Picks Up Momentum With Omni Water Solutions And Dow Water & Process Solutions
2013-11-20 03:15:10| oilandgasonline News Articles
Dow Water & Process Solutions (DW&PS), a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, and Omni Water Solutions have treated more than 245,000 barrels of flowback and produced water from Texas’ Eagle Ford shale hydraulic fracturing operations.
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In Elections, Water Projects Win in Texas and a Union Official Is Now Boston Mayor
2013-11-12 22:03:58| ENR.com: Headline News
In other ballot initiatives, voters nix a $217-million plan to save the Houston Astrodome and approve fracking limits in three Colorado cities.