Energy Company Seals Well in West Texas 19 Days After it Exploded October 23, 2024 By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune ODESSA — A Houston-based energy company has sealed a hemorrhaging well in West Texas 19 days after it exploded, sending...
West Texas Town Endures Another Well Blowout, Putting Residents at Risk October 11, 2024 By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune and Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune TOYAH — After a restless night of sleep, Elida Machuca texted her neighbor, searching for answers. The air around her...
Study Links Fracking Wastewater Injection to Surface Blowouts in West Texas Oil Wells August 7, 2024 By Dylan Baddour and Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune Fracking wastewater, injected underground for permanent disposal, traveled 12 miles through geological faults before bursting to the surface through a...
Oil and Gas Power Lines Suspected of Causing Texas Panhandle Wildfires August 1, 2024 By Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune, Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune and Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune When a spate of wildfires tore across the Texas Panhandle in February and scorched 20,000 acres of Craig Cowden’s ranch...
West Texas Truckers Protest Low Wages, Working Conditions July 3, 2024 By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune MONAHANS — Low wages and working conditions that truck drivers describe as degrading have sparked an organized labor movement in...
Tainted Water Flowed to These Texans’ Homes for Three Years. No One Told Them. April 1, 2024 By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune MIDLAND COUNTY — Leslie Borrego lives in a modest house south of the city limits, built 24 years ago by...
Firefighters Race to Subdue Texas Wildfire Before Dangerous Weekend Conditions March 1, 2024 By Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune, Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune, Pooja Salhotra, The Texas Tribune and Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune FRITCH — A blanket of snow and rain that descended over the Texas Panhandle on Thursday helped firefighters to quell...
West Texas Has More Fatal Crashes Than State Average, Report Finds February 16, 2024 By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune ODESSA — Severe and fatal vehicle crashes occur at a higher rate in the Permian Basin than the rest of...
Texas Regulators Suspend Well Permits to Address Rising Earthquake Frequency January 11, 2024 By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune The state’s oil and gas regulatory agency last month suspended nearly two dozen permits that let companies inject saltwater water...