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Source: Pollution article biased, incomplete | The Progress | southtexasnews.com

For one West Texas rancher, the orphaned wells have become both a mission and an existential threat.

Source: Thousands of Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells Pollute the Texas Landscape

Texas regulators are issuing permits to discharge large volumes of treated “produced water” into some waterways. Questions remain about the toxic pollutants found in the wastewater.

Source: In Texas, treated oilfield wastewater releases increasing | The Texas Tribune

A new Texas law means the Gigafactory is no longer subject to city regulations.

Source: Tesla is using new Texas law to dodge Gigafactory regulation

LA VILLA, Texas (Border Report) — The winds blow hard here in these rural, agricultural farmlands called the “delta” in deep South Texas, where water is considered “liquid gold,” and officials experiment with how to turn drainage water into drinkable water as this region wrestles with drought.

Source: Texas pilot program 1st to convert drainage water into drinking water

Land has subsided by as much as 11 inches since 2015 in a prime portion of the Permian Basin, as drillers extract huge amounts of oil and water, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of satellite data.

Source: In America’s Biggest Oil Field, the Ground Is Swelling and Buckling

Texas regulators are issuing permits to discharge treated produced water. But questions remain about toxic pollutants in the wastewater.

Source: Texas Companies Eye Pecos River Watershed for Oilfield Wastewater – Inside Climate News

It’s that time of year again when Colorado, Texas, New Mexico and the federal government meet to discuss the Rio Grande.

Source: Rio Grande Compact commission meets in El Paso Friday • Source New Mexico

People in Corpus Christi could be the first in Texas to drink treated seawater. Water scarcity in the state is a growing crisis, and ocean desalination is being touted as a solution. But community activists are pointing out there are serious downsides to ocean desalination.

Source: TCEQ hears from opponents and supporters of Corpus Christi desalination plan | Texas Standard

The rules will require coal-fueled plants, including Texas plants that produced about 12% of power on the state’s grid this year, to reduce carbon emissions and mercury pollution and handle disposed …

Source: Feds require coal power plants to reduce pollution | The Texas Tribune