Ground Water Protection Council

Why New Mexico Shouldn’t Rush Toward Repurposing Oilfield Wastewater

By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog

Santa Ana Winds Stoke Wildfires In Southern California

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of New Mexico recently announced an agreement to create a working group to explore the regulatory landscape regarding potential new options for managing oil and gas wastewater. In 2017, New Mexico’s oil and gas operators produced nearly 38 billion gallons of wastewater – also known as “produced water.” In… Keep reading →

 /  Published October 5, 2018 at 10:00 AM

Key Oil and Gas States Make Moves to Investigate Earthquakes in Fracking Regions

By Samuel Glasser

Fracking In California Under Spotlight As Some Local Municipalities Issue Bans

The idea that recent sequential earthquake activity, particularly in Ohio and Oklahoma, is related to hydraulic fracking and water disposal operations is gaining traction in some key drilling states. While there is no hard data to conclusively support the theory, action on the part of regulatory agencies will potentially present oil and gas companies with… Keep reading →

 /  Published June 25, 2014 at 3:00 PM