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Debate Flares Over Texas’ Proposed Oil and Gas Waste Rule
While environmentalists say the new rule doesn’t do enough to protect groundwater, oil and gas operators are contesting stricter requirements for waste pits near wells.
By Martha Pskowski
Texas is inching closer to adopting revised oil and gas waste management rules for the first time in four decades.
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State of Play
Fossil fuels — coal, oil and natural gas, primarily — remain the dominant energy sources for much of the world, with their accompanying infrastructure of mines, drilling and production wells, pipelines and various forms of transportation. But they have become more problematic as governments struggle to address climate change and pivot to energy sources that do not result in carbon dioxide emissions.