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Pacific Institute Report Finds Sharp Rise in Water-Related Violence Worldwide

Water-related conflicts were recorded in every major world region in 2024.
National Driller staff
The Driller Staff
November 24, 2025
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A new analysis from the Pacific Institute shows that violence involving water resources has climbed to its highest level on record, continuing a steep upward trend that has accelerated over the past several years.


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Elevator Drains: The Future of Building Code Compliance and Safety

Chad Kaatz
November 21, 2025
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Automatic sprinkler systems are indispensable in high rise fire safety, but the water they release must be properly managed.


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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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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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