The new rules, published in the Texas Administrative Code (“TAC”) on January 3, 2025, reflect a multiyear effort by the RRC to modernize waste management, encourage and expand recycling, and ...

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Dec. 17—AUSTIN — After extensive reviews of public comments and stakeholder input, the Railroad Commission of Texas has adopted a significant overhaul of rules regulating oil and gas waste ...

'This program brings clarity and understanding to the rules which helps inspectors do their job well', Dana McClendon, the division trainer with the RRC's Oil and Gas Division, said.

While environmentalists say the new rules don’t do enough to protect groundwater, ... The Railroad Commission of Texas announced the draft rule at its Aug. 15 meeting and is now soliciting ...

Based in Odessa, Texas, the Odessa American was founded in 1940. Odessa American 700 N. Grant Ave., Suite 800 Odessa, TX 79761-4590 (432) 337-4661 ...

The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) last month adopted revisions for Chapters 3 and 4 of its rules that govern commercial oilfield waste landfills and on-site disposal at drilling rigs.

The waste rule, last updated in 1984 and previously housed in Chapter 8 of the RRC rules, covers a wide range of disposal sites for drilling wastes. Texas is now drilling record amounts of oil and ...

Sep. 3—The Railroad Commission of Texas continues to take public input on proposed rules to revamp the agency's critical rules regulating waste management facilities in Texas. This is the first ...

Dec. 17—AUSTIN — After extensive reviews of public comments and stakeholder input, the Railroad Commission of Texas has adopted a significant overhaul of rules regulating oil and gas waste management ...

Texas is inching closer to adopting revised oil and gas waste management rules for the first time in four decades. The Railroad Commission of Texas announced the draft rule at its Aug. 15 meeting ...

Sep. 3—The Railroad Commission of Texas continues to take public input on proposed rules to revamp the agency's critical rules regulating waste management facilities in Texas. This is the first ...