petroleum

14-year oil spill in Gulf of Mexico verges on becoming one of the worst in US history

Photo: An aerial image of an oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico, taken on April 28, 2018. (Oscar Garcia-Pineda)…

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California’s Looming Water Pollution Problem, Produced Water

Tom Frantz on his almond grove in Shafter, California. (Photo: Jonas Jungblut) In California's Central Valley, the oil industry has…

6 years ago

Report: over half PA gas wells used ‘secret’ chemicals for fracking or drilling

Drillers withheld information on at least one chemical in some 2,500 wells, citing trade secrets Energy companies in Pennsylvania declined…

6 years ago

The Water Crises Aren’t Coming—They’re Here

For eons, the earth has had the same amount of water—no more, no less. What the ancient Romans used for…

6 years ago

Texas energy group takes issue with Duke University water study

Dusty Read checks the clean water tank Dec. 5, 2017 at Challenger Water Solutions' water recycling system demonstration facility. Consisting…

6 years ago