SANTA FE, N.M. -- Environmental officials in New Mexico took initial steps last week toward regulating the treatment and reuse of oil industry fracking water as the state grapples with scarce water ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Environmental officials in New Mexico took initial steps Monday toward regulating the treatment and reuse of oil industry fracking water as the state grapples with scarce water ...

New Mexico environmental officials have proposed a regulatory framework for reusing wastewater, focusing on the byproducts of oil and gas drilling. The major U.S. oil producing state aims to use ...

The Texas Railroad Commission approved the construction of produced water ponds to treat and recycle produced water from fracking, next to the Circle 6 Baptist Camp in the Permian Basin. Credit: ...

Environmental officials in New Mexico took initial steps Monday toward regulating the treatment and reuse of oil industry fracking water as the state grapples with scarce water supplies and fossil ...

A city with a history of toxic waste problems is interested in trucking in more polluted substances. The Niagara Falls Water Board views the treatment of polluted water from hydraulic fracturing, or ...

In May, the New Mexico Water Quality Commission banned the discharge of fracking wastewater, whether treated or not, off an oil field. The decision — months in the making — was hailed by environmental ...

Drilling wastewater partially treated and dumped into rivers and streams. Specialists work on the Salansky 1H gas well in Lake Township last year in preparation for hydraulic fracturing. Work ended ...

The Polar Bear Water Treatment Facility, after receiving approval from the Environmental Protection Agency, began operations in south-central Wyoming at the end of 2012. In addition to removing any ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico would make major new investments in early childhood education, industrial water recycling, and drug addiction and mental health programs linked to concerns about crime ...