One of Texas' answers to its looming water shortage? Let oil companies release treated fracking wastewater into rivers. A new law signed by Gov. Greg Abbott will allow oil companies to treat and sell ...

JOHNSON COUNTY, Texas — For Texas farmers and ranchers, clean land and water aren’t luxuries — they’re lifelines. But a new state law has farmers and environmental advocates raising serious concerns.

CARRIZO SPRINGS — In this South Texas stretch of mesquite trees and cactus, where the land is sometimes too dry to grow crops, the local aquifer is being strained in the search for oil. The reason is ...

U.S. shale oil wells generate 27–45 million barrels of toxic wastewater every day, with shale gas adding billions more gallons annually. Traditional underground disposal is polluting groundwater, ...

In a landmark decision, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that drilling companies—not surface landowners—hold ownership rights to produced water, the wastewater generated during oil and gas extraction.

When it comes to hydrofracking, it’s the fracturing that gets a lot of the attention, but in fact it’s the hydro part of that is particularly troublesome. Even if fears over the contamination of ...

AUSTIN — Shoving aside the will of local governments, the Texas House on Friday handed the oil and gas industry a major victory by tentatively approving legislation that would strip local officials ...

Three oil patch veterans came up with an interesting idea: Why not drill wells, frack the rock below and inject it full of water, but instead of producing oil or natural gas, store the energy in a way ...