The news this week about livestock drinking drilling waste has the "Internets" in an uproar but it's an everyday event in Texas. When drilling waste is dumped--legally or illegally--on our farmland, into our rivers and into our air, it's common … [Read more...]
Texas Railroad Commission knew there were serious problems but took no enforcement
The fracking industry knows their biggest problem is disposal of the massive amounts of waste from fracking shale. According to the American Petroleum Institute, 1.2 barrels of waste is produced for every foot that is drilled. A Barnett Shale well … [Read more...]
EOG Resources drilling waste spill in Johnson County
As if she doesn't have enough problems battling leukemia, now a Johnson County landowner has EOG's drilling waste to contend with. Drilling waste from an EOG operated landfarm oozed onto her land and flowed into her pond and creek. The woman I'll … [Read more...]
Loopholes for Fracking Industry Allow Contamination and Climate Impacts
Everyone needs to understand the Loopholes for Polluters. These loopholes in our federal environmental laws allow the fracking industry to operate in a manner that would be illegal for other industries. The RCRA loophole: In 1980, Congress … [Read more...]
Citizens of the Shale – Part 5
Striking the balanceShale laden with pros, consMarch 31, 2011By Peggy Heinkel-WolfePractice lays waste to landMarch 30, 2011By Spike Johnsonand Peggy Heinkel-WolfePart 4Part 3Part 2Part 1 … [Read more...]
PHOTO: Landfarming in Booger County
When they don't know what to do with the massive amounts of waste generated from shale gas extraction, they spray it on farmland and call it landfarming. I'm sure the operator diligently tested the waste to make certain it is not too toxic. I'm sure. … [Read more...]
Barnett Shale Landfarms finally exposed in media
Finally, the media exposes landfarming!Toxic drilling waste is getting spread all over Texas farmland.Wednesday, 12 May 2010 By ERIC GRIFFEYFort Worth WeeklyThank you FW Weekly for reporting on this important threat to our air, soil and water.Thank … [Read more...]
Runoff from landfarms
Runoff from unregulated landfarms is threatening Texas water.EPA must intervene in Texas!Natural gas extraction creates massive amounts of toxic waste that requires disposal. This waste should be tested and regulated but that's not happening in … [Read more...]
Railroad Commission Updates Guidelines for Processing Minor Permits
Finally! Some help for the land farming. Railroad Commission Updates Guidelines for Processing Minor PermitsBeveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Texas Environmental Update, 2009Earlier this month, the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) published an update to … [Read more...]
Spreading Drilling Waste on Farm Land
They call it landfarming and industry is on the honor system to test the waste for toxicity and radioactivity. The permitting process is manipulated putting the public and our vital natural resources at risk.Yesterday I took some pictures of … [Read more...]
Aggregating Emissions: Big Gas Loses a Cheat
Aggregating Big Gas emissions will close another loophole gives Big Gas a cheat to pollute air and harm human health like they did in DISH, TX.For example: In DISH, Atmos has more than one facility and source of toxic emissions yet they are permitted … [Read more...]