Texans grapple with rising toxic pollution as oil, gas production booms
This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part three in a four-part series. Read part one here ...
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Texas workers face mounting dangers in the heart of America’s greatest oil boom
are characteristic of the new oil field. When drivers needed a bathroom, Gonzalez said, “you went out on the land or busted a gut.” The wait times weren’t paid. In Midland-Odessa ...
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Oil concerns big in state legislative session
Oilfield traffic drives through a lease as a natural gas flare operates in the distance Monday, April 25, 2022, outside of Midland ... the appropriation of oil field equipment is unlawful if ...
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World War II bombs discovered by surveyors in West Texas oil field
On Thursday, teams with the Midland County Fire Marshal's Office's Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) and the City of Midland EOD discovered six World War II-era training bombs at an oil field in ...
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West Texas lawmakers push bills to divert some oil and gas taxes to help oil-producing counties with roads, other needs
Tom Craddick of Midland and Brooks Landgraf of Odessa would redirect a portion ... which would also devote money to oil field cleanup and emissions reduction programs managed by the Texas Railroad ...
West Texas lawmakers push bills to divert some oil and gas taxes to oil patch infrastructure needs
Local leaders say the oil boom has caused strains that their city and county budgets can’t keep up with.
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West Texas lawmakers push bills to divert some oil and gas taxes to help counties
Tom Craddick of Midland and Brooks Landgraf of Odessa would redirect a portion ... which would also devote money to oil field cleanup and emissions reduction programs managed by the Texas Railroad ...