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West Texas nuclear waste project on hold – for now

A proposal for West Texas to store spent nuclear fuel is paused, as Waste Control Specialists struggles financially and faces mounting public opposition. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has halted the application review, impacting momentum. Experts and critics weigh in, viewing the pause as a setback or victory.

EPA: North Texas earthquakes likely linked to oil and gas drilling

The EPA's report suggests a significant possibility that North Texas earthquakes are linked to oil and gas drilling activities, particularly disposal wells. Despite new regulations and pressure to acknowledge scientific evidence, the Texas Railroad Commission has not publicly tied earthquakes to industry activity.

Protested Big Bend pipeline now closer to approval

A sign opposing the Trans-Pecos pipeline hangs in a neighborhood near where the pipeline could run near Alpine. Photo by Cooper Neill/Texas Tribune.

Texas Tribune

Jan. 6,  2016

A coalition of ranchers, environmentalists and disgruntled landowners has suffered a major setback in its battle to block a proposed pipeline that would carry natural gas beneath 143 miles of largely untouched Big Bend-area land.