Hawk Dunlap stands at the site of Lake Boehmer, a brine lake that has leaked out of an old well in Pecos County. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality received $10 million from lawmakers in ...
Humidity is increasing in SE Texas. Read full article: President Trump orders American flags to be lowered to half-staff in response to murder of Charlie Kirk Storm development typically peaks ...
In arid West Texas, water seeps and bubbles from old wells, sometimes carrying oil, brackish water or other pollutants to the surface. But the real danger lies underground — where oil, salt and toxic ...
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Texas regulators grapple with a growing problem: old oil wells leaking polluted water
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WASHINGTON — Almost 18 months after hundreds of millions of dollars started flowing to Texas to plug inactive oil wells threatening land and water supplies, the state is struggling to reduce its ...
The leeway the law gives to states on orphaned wells is raising concerns about misuse of funds. PECOS COUNTY, Texas — It’s hard not to gag when first smelling the sulfur emanating from Boehmer “Lake” ...
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