Texas Oil Drillers Can Bury Toxic Waste on Private Property Without Telling the Landowner. A New Bill Seeks to Change That - Inside Climate News

Texas bill would require drillers to notify landowners before burying toxic waste

Texas lawmakers are weighing new rules that would require oil and gas companies to notify and get permission from landowners before burying toxic drilling waste on private property, addressing long-standing complaints over health and environmental risks.Martha Pskowski reports for Inside Climate News.In short:House Bill 4572 would strengthen oversight of reserve pits — earthen pits used to bury oilfield waste — by requiring the Railroad Commissi…

Texas Oil Drillers Can Bury Toxic Waste on Private Property Without Telling the Landowner. A New Bill Seeks to Change That - Inside Climate News

House Bill 4572 would introduce new requirements for pits where drillers bury oil and gas waste. Supporters of the bill gave testimony this week at the state capitol.

Texas Oil Drillers Can Bury Toxic Waste on Private Property Without Telling the Landowner. A New Bill Seeks to Change That

House Bill 4572 would introduce new requirements for pits where drillers bury oil and gas waste. Supporters of the bill gave testimony this week at the state capitol. By Martha Pskowski A bill in the Texas Legislature would require oil and gas drillers to notify landowners before burying toxic waste on their property.