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Texas Sent $223 Million to Rural Communities to Fix Water Infrastructure

Two years ago, Texas voters overwhelmingly approved the creation of the Texas Water Fund
Jayme Lozano Carver
November 24, 2025
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Texas voters will decide Tuesday whether the state should continue spending $1 billion a year to secure the state’s water supply. Part of that investment will be spent to find new water supply.


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‘Burning Money’: Dept. of Energy Directs $100 Million to Modernize Declining Coal Plants

The funding represents Trump’s latest attempt at coal revitalization, but updating the nation’s aging facilities would cost billions, experts say.
Anika Jane Beamer
November 24, 2025
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Between 2013 and 2024, forced-outage rates for coal exceeded those for other major sources of electricity, including gas, nuclear and hydroelectric power, according to a report by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation.


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Global Water Resources Adds Christa Steele to Board

Company Eyes Growth in Arizona
National Driller staff
The Driller Staff
November 24, 2025
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Global Water owns and operates 39 water, wastewater, and recycled water systems, primarily in high-growth corridors around Phoenix and Tucson. 


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As AI Infrastructure Expands, Demand for Gold and Silver Tightens Supply Chains

These materials connect nearly every chip, circuit board and data center worldwide
National Driller staff
The Driller Staff
November 22, 2025
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These developments illustrate how the growth of AI is tied directly to physical materials. 


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From Garbage Truck to Glory: Building the Big Rig

Highlights the unlikely transformation and ambition behind the rig build.
Jim Beath
November 21, 2025
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I’ve made holes of every kind, distillation shafts, dewatering shafts, ventilation shafts , mast arm shafts, injection wells.


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The EPA Let Companies Estimate Their Own Pollution Levels

The Real Emissions Are Far Worse
Lisa Song
November 21, 2025
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Some big polluters were allowed to estimate their emissions using methods the government knew were often unreliable.


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EPA Proposes Revisions to PFAS Reporting Rules

The news prompts both relief and skepticism
John Oldani
John Oldani
November 19, 2025
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EPA’s new proposal steps directly into that tension and invites another round of discussion about how best to regulate a class of chemicals that remains both widely used and deeply scrutinized.


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Lawmakers Press EPA for $3B in Stalled Lead Pipe Replacement Funds

A group of Illinois congressional delegates allege the federal government is targeting Democrat-led states.
Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
November 19, 2025
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“The federal government politicizing access to safe drinking water is an all-time low,” Sims said. “It’s encouraging to see our Illinois congressional leaders stand up for communities.”


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Elon's Boring Co. Fined Nearly $500K for Illicit Drilling Fluid Dumping

Clark County regulators say the company repeatedly dumped drilling fluids into manholes
National Driller staff
The Driller Staff
November 17, 2025
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Elon Musk’s Boring Company is facing nearly half a million dollars in fines after Clark County regulators say the tunneling firm repeatedly dumped drilling fluids into manholes 


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From Rehabbing Homes to Drilling Foundations: How Lenell Gross Found His Calling with HIRE360

John Oldani
John Oldani
November 14, 2025
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For anyone considering a career in the trades or looking to start their next chapter, learn more about workforce development support at HIRE360.


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