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Clean Water Action is dedicated to building a movement of strong environmental leaders, and fighting to hold politicians accountable on campaigns to protect the health and environment of communitie
Report: Texas Flouted Federal Aquifer Rules for 34 Years
Clean Water Action, an environmental advocacy group, contends in its report that the nation's top oil-producing state doesn't really know how many injection wells are affecting drinking water or the full impact.
Report: Texas Flouted Federal Aquifer Rules for 34 Years
The Texas Railroad Commission has let the petroleum industry inject oil and gas waste into groundwater for decades without the required federal approval, a national environmental group says. Officials with Clean Water Action said the failure of oversight on the part of the state and federal governments may have contaminated future drinking water sources.
Council approves permanent water restrictions
After an hour-and-a-half debate, City Council voted Thursday to approve an ordinance that will permanently restrict residents from using automatic sprinklers on their lawns more than once a week.
Council Votes to Permanently Tighten Water Restrictions
Central Texas is drought-free. The Highland Lakes are full and for the first time in years, Austin was on the brink of ending its water use restrictions.
