Mixtures of oil and water can be efficiently separated by pumping them into thin channels between semipermeable membranes, paving the way to cheaper and cleaner ways to deal with industrial waste.

The agency wants to make it easier to treat and reuse wastewater at drilling sites. Research is advancing, but some skeptics abound. Oil and gas companies are running out of options for disposing of ...

Water is a key feature of energy production, both as an inconvenient byproduct and an essential input for fracking. Select ...

Twenty Years Into Fracking, Pennsylvania Has Yet to Reckon With Its Radioactive Waste The World’s Last Flock of Wild Whooping Cranes Gets More Living Space In Murphy’s Final Weeks, NJ Climate ...

Drillers’ injection of wastewater is creating mayhem across the Permian Basin, raising concern about the future of ...

In New Mexico—one of the largest producers of oil and gas in the country—researchers are trying to grow hemp, sunflowers and trees with purified fracking wastewater. For now, using such “produced ...

Some areas in the Permian have hit geological limits while others, yet to be drilled, are not expected to be as prolific as the prime Tier 1 acreage. Despite record U.S. crude oil production, limits ...

WES is accelerating growth through the $1.5B acquisition of Aris Water Solutions, expanding its water business and customer base in the Delaware Basin. Organic growth continues with the sanctioning of ...

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PECOS, Texas—Extreme drought has diminished the flows of the Rio Grande and Pecos River, two of the most iconic waterways in Texas. The advocacy group American Rivers recently named the Lower Rio ...

— -- A spoonful of sugar helps your weight go down, according to one University of California, Berkeley professor. Seth Roberts says he lost 35 pounds in three months by drinking tablespoons of ...