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The 5.2-magnitude earthquake is tied for the fourth strongest in Texas history. It occurred in an area where oilfield companies have long been injecting waste water. -
An industry leader in the Permian Basin said a new report proves safety regulations are helping. Other observers say more data is needed to understand the risks of extraction.
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The bill would direct Texas agencies not to enforce federal regulations on the oil industry if there’s not a similar state regulation. But it likely wouldn’t apply to most federal environmental rules, experts and lawmakers said.
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Politically powerful natural gas production and transportation companies, along with their regulators, appear so far to have escaped the wrath of the governor and the Legislature in the aftermath of the Texas power outages.
