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Water pool attached to Robinson Drilling rig 4 in Midland County, Tex.
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Largest Ever U.S. Shale Oil Deposit Identified in Texas

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 21 November 201612 November 2021

The Wolfcamp shale, which underlies a large swath of Texas roughly centered on the city of Midland, contains 20 billion barrels of oil that could be recovered with current technology.

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Are U.S. States Prepared to Manage Water in a Changing Climate?

by Terri Cook 18 April 201626 March 2024

An empirical study of water allocation and planning in five states concludes that they lack a statewide strategy to manage the impacts of climate change on water resources.

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Satellites Track Chlorophyll Fluorescence to Monitor Drought

by L. Strelich 3 February 201614 March 2023

New satellite observations show connection between solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence and soil moisture—a key mechanism behind drought onset.

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Is the Shale Boom Reversing Progress in Curbing Ozone Pollution?

by G. W. Schade and G. S. Roest 21 April 201512 November 2021

Concentrations of volatile organic compounds—precursors to ground-level ozone formation—are on the rise in areas over and downwind of a major shale oil and gas field in Texas.

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Methane Leaks from Oil and Gas Fields Detected from Space

by J. Rosen 18 November 20143 November 2022

Methane hot spots were detected in the atmosphere near North Dakota’s Bakken formation and the Eagle Ford formation in Texas after oil and gas production ramped up starting in 2009.

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