The fracking boom that resuscitated the Texas oil fields has also beaten up the infrastructure in the Permian Basin, the ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part four in a four-part series. Read part one here, ...

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The rapidly-growing sinkhole in Upton County is the latest of many problems caused by old wells in the Permian Basin.

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part three in a four-part series. Read part one here ...

West Odessa residents face health risks from oil and gas industry pollution, impacting water quality and safety.

A sinkhole around an old oil well is growing at an alarming rate on the Kelton Ranch in West Texas. Radford Grocery #17 was ...

Jose Gonzalez* wore no mask, despite the toxic chemicals he worked with in the oil field. “One leak, and no one will hear from you again,” he said. He shrugged. At 31, with three children at ...

With the advent of artificial intelligence, many more data center facilities are expected to be built in Texas in the coming ...

The boom in production of oil and natural gas ... Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Texas. [4] Oil and natural gas accounted for much of the activity except in Delaware, which had a high concentration ...

It is part four in a four-part series. The Texas rock formation known as the Eagle Ford shale was once at the heart of the oil and gas boom. But beneath its bones lies another resource central ...