Documents show the industry and regulators knew decades ago that injecting drilling’s toxic liquid leftovers underground wasn ...

MIDLAND, Texas — Changes are coming to the oil and gas industry. The Railroad Commission of Texas has proposed new rules for waste management in the industry. It will be the first time in 40 years the ...

Produced water ponds, constructed by Martin Water, and Circle 6 Baptist Camp, top, in Lenorah on Feb. 24, 2024. The Railroad Commission approved the construction of the ponds, used to treat and ...

Images of damaged coastlines, oily sheens, containment booms and endangered wildlife are part of every offshore oil spill. And while a response team arrives and the clean up gets underway, researchers ...

Texas is inching closer to adopting revised oil and gas waste management rules for the first time in four decades. The Railroad Commission of Texas announced the draft rule at its Aug. 15 meeting and ...

The global challenge of waste management is multifaceted. Solid waste, from municipal refuse to industrial by-products, requires volume reduction, stabilization, and often recovery of resources.

A view of the Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill in Belle Vernon, visible from a strip mall parking lot. How much toxic oil and gas waste is produced in Pennsylvania every year, and where does it end up?