fracking /tags/fracking fracking en-US Copyright Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:15:00 GMT Arlington gives final approval to gas wells near day care center over resident opposition /news/2025-02-26/arlington-gives-final-approval-to-gas-wells-near-daycare-center-over-resident-opposition Speakers spent more than an hour asking the council to deny the application, but council members said the vote was more of a formality and state law tied their hands. Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:15:00 GMT /news/2025-02-26/arlington-gives-final-approval-to-gas-wells-near-daycare-center-over-resident-opposition James Hartley After two denials, Arlington leaders allow new natural gas drilling near day care /news/2025-01-29/after-two-denials-arlington-leaders-allow-new-natural-gas-drilling-near-day-care The east Arlington location is the city’s first new drill site in more than a decade. Nearly 30 residents spoke against it. Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:17:48 GMT /news/2025-01-29/after-two-denials-arlington-leaders-allow-new-natural-gas-drilling-near-day-care James Hartley, Nicole Lopez | Fort Worth Report Growing oil industry support for methane reduction rule could help it survive Trump’s return /energy-environment/2024-12-16/growing-oil-industry-support-for-methane-reduction-rule-could-help-it-survive-trumps-return Texas regulators are taking public comment about how they should implement an EPA rule to reduce methane leaks from the oil and gas industry. Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:13:16 GMT /energy-environment/2024-12-16/growing-oil-industry-support-for-methane-reduction-rule-could-help-it-survive-trumps-return Alejandra Martinez | The Texas Tribune Can we predict earthquakes in Texas? SMU researchers study wastewater injection to find out /energy-environment/2024-08-15/texas-earthquake-fracking-wastewater-hydraulic-fracturing New research from Southern Methodist University is looking at how wastewater injection impacts seismic activity in Texas. The hope is to better predict where earthquakes may hit and how strong they might be. Thu, 15 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /energy-environment/2024-08-15/texas-earthquake-fracking-wastewater-hydraulic-fracturing Bekah Morr Arlington approves new natural gas drilling as activists publish pollution report /government/2024-05-29/arlington-approves-new-natural-gas-drilling-as-activists-publish-pollution-report TotalEnergies, facing intense scrutiny from residents, can move forward with fracking expansion following Arlington City Council’s unanimous vote. Wed, 29 May 2024 21:30:00 GMT /government/2024-05-29/arlington-approves-new-natural-gas-drilling-as-activists-publish-pollution-report Kailey Broussard, Haley Samsel | Fort Worth Report 2 moderate earthquakes hit southwest of Mansfield in Johnson County /energy-environment/2024-05-01/mansfield-earthquake-johnson-county-oil-gas-drilling It's too early to tell whether the magnitude 3.0 and 3.2 earthquakes were human induced, but experts say most earthquakes in North Texas are due to oil and gas drilling. Wed, 01 May 2024 21:16:58 GMT /energy-environment/2024-05-01/mansfield-earthquake-johnson-county-oil-gas-drilling Bekah Morr Arlington leaders ‘hate’ approving natural gas drilling expansion. They blame state law /environment-nature/2024-03-28/arlington-leaders-hate-approving-natural-gas-drilling-expansion-they-blame-state-law Every time he’s required to vote on a natural gas drilling permit, Arlington City Council member Raul Gonzalez feels his stomach tie up in knots. Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:09:37 GMT /environment-nature/2024-03-28/arlington-leaders-hate-approving-natural-gas-drilling-expansion-they-blame-state-law Haley Samsel | Fort Worth Report, Kailey Broussard Arlington council approves natural gas drilling expansion amid health, noise concerns /government/2024-02-29/arlington-council-approves-natural-gas-drilling-expansion-amid-health-noise-concerns Following vocal opposition from more than a dozen residents and environmental advocates, Arlington City Council members gave the go-ahead to new natural gas wells near the eastern edge of the city. Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:26:42 GMT /government/2024-02-29/arlington-council-approves-natural-gas-drilling-expansion-amid-health-noise-concerns Kailey Broussard, Haley Samsel | Fort Worth Report She fought for limits on natural gas pollution in Tarrant. Texas will sue to stop them /environment-nature/2024-02-01/she-fought-for-limits-on-natural-gas-pollution-in-tarrant-texas-will-sue-to-stop-them To Ranjana Bhandari, executive director of environmental advocacy group Liveable Arlington, the Environmental Protection Agency’s new rules to reduce oil and gas pollution are more than policy changes. The regulations, and what they represent, feel personal to her. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 15:58:42 GMT /environment-nature/2024-02-01/she-fought-for-limits-on-natural-gas-pollution-in-tarrant-texas-will-sue-to-stop-them Haley Samsel | Fort Worth Report Arlington City Council denies fracking permit near day care, despite prior approval /government/2022-01-05/arlington-city-council-denies-fracking-permit-near-day-care-despite-prior-approval On a night where Arlington officials appeared poised to approve more gas drilling near a day care center and homes, the city council denied the permit request by a razor-thin margin after a public hearing Tuesday. Wed, 05 Jan 2022 20:00:00 GMT /government/2022-01-05/arlington-city-council-denies-fracking-permit-near-day-care-despite-prior-approval Haley Samsel | Fort Worth Report, Kailey Broussard