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Residents Considering Possibility of More Drilling in the Balmorhea Area
This story has been updated to reflect developments after Wednesday night’s Balmorhea I.S.D. board of trustees meeting. At a meeting Wednesday evening, the Balmorhea Independent School District’s board...
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Rising Concerns That New Oilfield Could Threaten Balmorhea Springs
The recent discovery of a massive oilfield in West Texas has many in the region on edge. Some are anticipating on a flow of jobs to the area but others are concerned that the drilling will spoil the...
View ArticleA Radio Documentary: “Dark Skies, Dark Energies” by Ian Lewis
Here in West Texas, there are two major searches ongoing. While companies in the Permian Basin seek more deposits of oil and gas underground, astronomers at McDonald Observatory are searching the sky...
View ArticleU.T. Arlington’s C.L.E.A.R. is Researching Produced Water Recycling
The upswing of oil and gas production has spurred scientists and researchers to look at ways to diminish the potential impact of oil and gas production on water resources. In West Texas, part of the...
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Activists And Researchers Are Working To Keep Tabs On Oil And Gas Emissions...
By Mitch Borden Funky smelling fumes, dimmer skies, and increased health concerns. Residents in the Southwest corner of the Permian Basin have reported all of these as the oil and gas industry expands....
View ArticleApache Puts A Hold On Gas Production
By Mitch Borden In late April, the oil and gas company Apache Corporation announced it’s hitting the brakes on its natural gas operations in an area the company’s been developing at the southern edge...
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Two Years Later, What’s Up With The Trans-Pecos Pipeline?
By Sally Beauvais It’s been over two years since the Trans-Pecos Pipeline went into service in remote West Texas, amid eminent domain lawsuits and backlash from industry opponents. Because of market...
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Project Works To Map And Monitor Aquifers And Springs Around Balmorhea State...
By Mitch Borden At the base of the Davis Mountains, in Southern Reeves County, the San Solomon Springs feed the famous Balmorhea State Park pool, but the springs’ output of water has been declining...
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Apache Gives Up On Alpine High Play After Losing Billions
By Mitch Borden Houston-based Apache Corporation is pulling out of a pocket of Far West Texas they had once hoped would be a lucrative opportunity. In 2016, the company struck oil at the base of the...
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