Martha Pskowski

1 week ago | buckscountybeacon.com | Martha Pskowski

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. For the first time, scientists have mapped groundwater variables nationally to understand which aquifers are most vulnerable to contamination from orphan wells. Oil and gas wells with no active owner that are no longer producing and have not been plugged are considered orphan wells.

1 week ago | insideclimatenews.org | Martha Pskowski

For the first time, scientists have mapped groundwater variables nationally to understand which aquifers are most vulnerable to contamination from orphan wells. Oil and gas wells with no active owner that are no longer producing and have not been plugged are considered orphan wells. These unplugged wells can create pathways for contaminants like hydrocarbons and brine to migrate from the oil and gas formation into groundwater zones. Plugging a well seals off these potential pathways.

3 weeks ago | texasstandard.org | Martha Pskowski |Sam Owens

From Inside Climate News:LAREDO, Texas—The Walker family property at the intersection of I-35 and US-83 in Webb County is a rugged expanse of scrub brush, cacti and a few cattle. But the South Texas family envisions a $7 billion logistics and housing development called Talise rising from the ranchland. A trailer parked on the dusty highway advertises the future with images of a smiling woman next to a horse and a juicy steak.

3 weeks ago | tdtnews.com | Martha Pskowski

Editor’s note: This story was published in partnership with Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. A bill in the Texas Legislature would require oil and gas drillers to notify landowners before burying toxic waste on their property. In addition, House Bill 4572 would strengthen other regulations for reserve pits, where oil and gas companies permanently bury waste next to drilling sites.

3 weeks ago | sanangelolive.com | Martha Pskowski

By Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate NewsApril 17, 2025"Bill would stop Texas oil drillers from secretly burying toxic waste on private property" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.