Texas Oil and Gas Companies Drill With River Water During Extreme Drought

InsideClimate News
By By Martha PskowskiMay 13, 2025, 5:00 am137 pts
Oil and gas companies have used billions of gallons of Rio Grande and Pecos River water for drilling in the past four years, according to an exclusive Inside Climate News analysis. By Martha Pskowski PECOS, Texas—Extreme drought has diminished the flows of the Rio Grande and Pecos River, two of the most…

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