Hazardous Oil and Gas Waste Poses Risks to New Mexico’s Lands, Rivers, and Agriculture
Toxic oil and gas waste threatens New Mexico lands, rivers, and crops Half-filled above ground produced water tank with oily sludge. The smell from this tank was overwhelming, a very strong diesel-like hydrocarbon smell. These tanks, which are used to provide water to drilling and fracking operations in the Permian Basin, are scattered across the […]
Railroad Commission Authorizes Increased Waste Disposal in East Texas
Railroad Commission Approves More Waste Disposal in East Texas After years of deliberations, the technical staff of the Texas Railroad Commission recommended that regulators deny a permit to dispose of oilfield waste in the small town of Paxton. But at the commission’s January open meeting, the elected commissioners voted 2-1 to approve the permit anyway. […]
Oil and Gas Waste Coats the Feathers of White Pelicans in Texas’ Permian Basin
Oil and Gas Waste ‘Oiled’ the Feathers of White Pelicans in Texas’ Permian Basin As birds migrate through arid West Texas, there are few bodies of water where they can take a rest. Some end up landing in oilfield waste pits or ponds. That is apparently what happened to 17 American white pelicans that were […]