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Standards Still Murky for Disposing Oilfield Wastewater in Texas Rivers

Inside Climate News · By Martha Pskowski · last updated
Researchers are still studying the chemical makeup of produced water from the Permian Basin. But regulators say they’re ready to issue permits to discharge the water into rivers and creeks.

By Martha Pskowski

State of Denial: Second in a series about Texas’ environmental regulators.

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