Depleted and abandoned oil wells in West Texas are causing environmental issues such as sinkholes and blowouts, leading to significant financial costs for cleanup. The Texas Railroad Commission ...

The rapidly-growing sinkhole in Upton County is the latest of many problems caused by old wells in the Permian Basin. A sinkhole in Upton County formed around an oil well that was plugged in the ...

As we turn the corner on winter, we look ahead to warmer days and longer daylight hours. But as much as we cherish that springtime feeling, many in the Yakima Basin are hoping for cold precipitation ...

For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers is revealing unexpected ways to protect the planet. At sunset ...

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The rumble of sand-hauling trucks is a familiar sound in the Permian Basin, but soon, that sound may come without a driver behind the wheel. In a groundbreaking shift for ...

The event focused on the history of the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan, a unique model that brings together otherwise competing interests to solve water rights issues and plan for future challenges.