Items Tagged with 'fracking'

As wastewater volumes surge across West Texas, contaminated wells, rising underground pressure, and limited disposal options are forcing regulators and oil companies to rethink how drilling byproducts are handled.

Still, for firms like White Gold and others with stakes in the Yukon, the momentum appears to be building. 

A new report reveals a sharp rise in water use by the region’s fracking industry

Billions of gallons of freshwater are used for fracking every year in Colorado. Companies will now have to gradually increase the amount of recycled water they use.

In West Texas, ranchers like Schuyler Wight have noticed a growing number of abandoned wells coming back to life, with gassy water gushing onto their land.