Companies aim to release more treated oilfield wastewater into rivers and streams
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Texas regulators are issuing permits to discharge treated produced water. But questions remain about toxic pollutants in the wastewater.
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A high-tech chemical company has purchased the last available water in the Nueces River to make hydrogen and ammonia for export.
Legal exemptions provide flexibility for what counts as excusable, “unintentional” emissions, but federal regulators have taken small steps to tighten the rules