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Koch Pipeline Company Pay Texas Oil Spill After Nearly 17 Years
Posted by Texas Tribune: None Given on August 13th, 2015
Texas Tribune: In the time it has taken the state and federal governments to penalize a Koch Industries affiliate for a South Texas oil spill, 17 different quarterbacks started games for the Dallas Cowboys, including the team's current head coach.
Now, however, Koch Pipeline Company is finally poised to pay up for spilling nearly 24,700 gallons of crude into Karnes County's Marcelinas Creek -- almost 17 years after the fact, according to filings in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. ...
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Comments Off on Koch Pipeline Company Pay Texas Oil Spill After Nearly 17 YearsRecent Climate Pleas Fall Flat in Texas
Posted by Texas Tribune: None Given on August 6th, 2015
Texas Tribune: Weeks after Pope Francis sparked an uproar by calling for decisive action to combat human-driven climate change, an official with the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston urged a roomful of mostly white, affluent environmentalists here to forge partnerships with the people who live in communities directly affected by the warming trend -- an indirect reference to the underprivileged.
"It's time consuming, but it's about building relationships and those are folks who have the stories to tell about the...
“Denton Fracking Bill” Headed to Gov. Abbott’s Desk in Texas
Posted by Texas Tribune: None Given on May 5th, 2015
Texas Tribune: The so-called Denton fracking bill is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk.
The Senate on Monday approved House Bill 40, which would pre-empt local efforts to regulate a wide variety of oil and gas activities and has stirred concerns in some towns that have sought to blunt the effects of drilling close to homes, schools and businesses.
The proposal already sailed through the House, and Monday's passage -- with no amendments tacked on -- means that it needs only Abbott's signature to become law....
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on “Denton Fracking Bill” Headed to Gov. Abbott’s Desk in TexasSmall Towns Wrestle with Lengths They’ll Go for Water
Posted by Texas Tribune: None Given on October 6th, 2014
Texas Tribune: On a recent afternoon, leaders of the V.V. Water Company visited Loving County officials to talk about how they could help the West Texas county meet its growing water needs.
Loving County, which has 95 residents, according to a 2013 Census Bureau estimate, making it the least populated county in the lower 48 states, has a public water supply system. But with the Permian Basin's flourishing oil and gas industry, county officials expect that they will need more water to accommodate growth.
Loving...
Ogallala Aquifer in Texas Panhandle Suffers Big Drop
Posted by Texas Tribune: None Given on May 23rd, 2013
Texas Tribune: The Ogallala Aquifer suffered its second-worst drop since at least 2000 in a large swath of the Texas Panhandle, new measurements show. The closely watched figures, published this week by the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District, cover a 16-county area stretching from south of Lubbock to Amarillo. The Ogallala wells measured by the district experienced an average drop of 1.87 feet from 2012 to 2013. That makes it one of the five or 10 worst drops in the district's more than 60-year...