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Responding to Quakes, Texas Passes Disposal Well Rules

Posted at 9:00 am on October 28, 2014

Texas regulators on Tuesday tightened rules for wells that dispose of oilfield waste, a response to the spate of earthquakes that have rattled North Texas. The three-member Texas Railroad Commission voted unanimously to adopt the rules, which require companies to … Continue reading →

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West Texas Energy Boom A Threat To Astronomy

Posted at 3:02 pm on March 19, 2014

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World-class observatories like Mount Wilson near Los Angeles and Palomar north of San Diego are cramped by the intrusion of urban light to once unspoiled night skies. Facing the same problem in the 1970s, scientists at Kitt Peak National Observatory … Continue reading →

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