Today on Texas Standard: Texas Weighs New Uses for Fracking Wastewater

Today on Texas Standard: Texas weighs new uses for fracking wastewater

Texas regulators are moving closer to allowing treated wastewater from oil and gas drilling operations to be reused on farmland and other sites outside the energy industry.

Texas agency to set rules for using treated fracking wastewater on farmland

State environmental regulators are preparing to take another critical step toward allowing treated oilfield wastewater to be spread on Texas farmland, a proposal that supporters say could help the state’s water supply needs and critics warn could expose communities and…