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Groundwater District Seek Help Tracking Disposal Wells

Jul 29, 2015

My High Plains - Four years ago, a 64-year-old Dimmit County well spewed roughly 260 barrels of petroleum fluid that killed grasses and shrubs on surrounding ranchland. The likely cause, experts say: injections into a nearby disposal well, a deep underground resting place for millions of gallons of oil and gas waste. Injected at high pressures, the waste migrated below ground, putting pressure on fluids that leaked from the oil well more than a quarter-mile away.

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Indian-American gets $3 million grant for treatment of diabetes

Jul 28, 2015

The Times of India - An Indian-American scientist has been awarded a $3 million grant for working on treatment of diabetes by using a virus that can reduce glucose level in blood.

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How Changing Attitudes Went Along With a Drop in Calories

Jul 28, 2015

The New York Times - Fifteen years ago, in July 2000, a Newsweek cover depicted an overweight boy clutching a giant, melting ice cream cone. “Fat for Life?” read the headline.

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Texas Facing Major Climate Change Impacts, Study Finds

Jul 28, 2015

The Texas Tribune - Texas probably will see a sharp increase in heat-related deaths and coastal storm-related losses in the coming decades if nothing is done to mitigate a changing climate, according to a new study commissioned by a bipartisan group of prominent policymakers and company executives aiming to spawn concern – and action – in the business community over the much-debated warming trend.

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