FACT: Multiple scientific studies shows that oil and natural gas development is protecting the environment.
Author: rtison@raconteur.com
TXOGA Statement: Rainy Day Fund at All-Time High, Thanks to Fracking%3$s>
Comptroller Glenn Hegar today announced a $2.27 billion transfer into the State Highway and Rainy Day Funds.
Staples: A Well-Regulated Energy Sector Keeps Texas Safe, Fuels Economy%3$s>
The state’s comptroller Glenn Hegar recently revised his estimate of revenue available to the state.
Study: No Water-based Contaminants Found in Colorado Wells%3$s>
There’s no evidence of water-based contaminants seeping into drinking water wells atop a vast oil and gas field in northeastern Colorado, according to Colorado State University scientists working to protect and inform citizens about the safety of their water.
Yale University Study Finds No Evidence of Water Contamination from Fracking%3$s>
In what the Yale University described as the the largest study of its kind, a Yale-led investigation “found no evidence that trace contamination of organic compounds in drinking water wells near the Marcellus Shale in northeastern Pennsylvania came from deep hydraulic fracturing shale horizons, underground storage tanks, well casing failures, or surface waste containment ponds.
Scientific Studies Confirm No Water Contamination from Fracking%3$s>
From North Texans for Natural Gas