Here, among the northern reaches of the Columbia Basin, humanity’s knack for the extraction of Earth’s resources was on full display. The sound of the explosion quickly reached the onlookers ...

Ar bhruach na habhann beidh roinnt áiteanna scíthe éagsúla ag an dobharchú a dtugtar pollaí orthu inar féidir leo dul i bhfolach ó chreach. One of the most wonderful sights along the ...

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 ...