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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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Phosphate and Potash Considered ‘Critical Minerals’ Across North America

Austin Keating
November 12, 2025
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Canada dominates potash exports to the U.S. but depends heavily on imported phosphate – new critical minerals policies and government incentives are driving expanded drilling and development activity across North America.


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The Driller Newscast episode 153 - Boots on the Ground to Loops in the Ground: A Veteran's Geothermal Career
Episode 153 – The Driller Newscast

Boots on the Ground to Loops in the Ground: A Veteran's Geothermal Career

John Oldani
John Oldani
Brock Yordy
Brock Yordy
November 10, 2025
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Discover how military veterans are bringing mission-driven leadership and energy security expertise to the forefront of the geothermal industry. Featuring: Nick Fry, U.S. Army veteran and geothermal consultant.




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Unlocking Geothermal Power Everywhere

Part 1: The Long Road
Brock Yordy
Brock Yordy
November 10, 2025
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This is part one of a two-part interview with Robert Lance Cook, Chief Technology Officer of Sage Geosystems. 


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‘Forever Chemicals’ Represent New Environmental Threat for Florida’s Fragile Everglades

PFAS concentrations on the Miccosukee reservation were lower than those in the Miami canals
Amy Green
November 10, 2025
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The co-author of a new paper says the presence of PFAS on the Everglades reservation of the Miccosukee Tribe suggests more restoration may be necessary in the river of grass.


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The Driller Newscast episode 152: The Driller Newscast: How Geothermal Energy Is Driving the Clean Energy Transition
Episode 152 – The Driller Newscast

How Geothermal Energy is Driving the Clean Energy Transition - with Ontario's Paul Frith

John Oldani
John Oldani
Brock Yordy
Brock Yordy
November 4, 2025
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With the right investment and awareness, geothermal energy could become a cornerstone of sustainable heating and cooling worldwide — The Driller's conversation with Paul Frith.




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Data Centers and Digital Waste

How Data Centers Could Heat Your Neighborhood: Ashley Besic on Turning Digital Waste into Clean Energy

Can Data Centers Heat Our Buildings? Inside the Growing Push to Reuse Waste Heat Through Thermal Energy Networks
John Oldani
John Oldani
Ashley Besic
October 30, 2025
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We sat down with Ashley Besic to talk about why thermal energy networks (TENs) could be the missing link in America’s clean-energy transition, and what the U.S. can learn from countries already putting data center heat to work.


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