There's an old saying that I won't spell out completely, but which most readers will certainly have heard at least once in their lives, to wit: "Don't sh-- where you eat." It is an all-purpose warning ...

Nearly 500 elementary school children in Texas play on fields where a whistleblower says he once spread tons of radioactive ...

In May, the New Mexico Water Quality Commission banned the discharge of fracking wastewater, whether treated or not, off an oil field. The decision — months in the making — was hailed by environmental ...

Small earthquakes in Ohio and Arkansas associated with hydraulic fracturing for natural gas have taken many people by surprise. Gas industry executives say there's no hard evidence that their ...

Trillions of gallons of toxic wastewater quietly move through the American oil industry each year, a hidden flood that rivals ...

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham made waves in 2023 when she announced a plan to ensure a secure water source for New Mexico. She pointed to two unorthodox, untapped water resources: brackish water — or ...