Shale Task Force – Media Center

A pre-publication, embargoed version of Environmental and Community Impacts of Shale Development in Texas will be available upon request starting on Thursday, June 15th. The report will be publicly released Monday, June 19th at 8:00 a.m. Central Time.

Additional collateral items include:

• Media Alert: New Report on Shale Oil and Gas Development in Texas
• Release Alert: New Report Looks at Six Key Impact Areas of Shale Development in Texas
• Brochure: Report Highlights
• Webinar Briefing (Held at 10a.m., Monday, June 19th)
• Webinar Briefing: PowerPoint Slides
• Final Pre-Publication Report
• Texas House Energy Resources Committee: Briefing (Wednesday, July 26 at 2p.m.)

Houston Chronicle: Study of oil and gas drilling finds pollution and connections to earthquakes

Dallas News: Elite Texas shale task force says fracking adds $2 billion to Texas road repair costs

Houston Chronicle: Fix shale problems before it’s too late, task force chair says

E&E News: Truck crashes among the shale boom’s worst impacts — report (Subscription only)

Houston Chronicle: The most overlooked finding in groundbreaking shale study

Midland Reporter-Telegram: Basin operators praise thoroughness of shale study

Texas Standard: The Fracking Boom Has Taken A Toll on Texas’ Infrastructure

KFYO: Texas Tech Researchers Contribute to Shale Task Force Report

KENS5 San Antonio: Recent report highlights pros and cons of fracking

Houston Chronicle: Industry group to enviros: End fracking rhetoric

Spectrum News Austin: Capitol Tonight, June 21

Trade Publications

24/7 Wall Street: Texas Study: What State’s Residents Like and Dislike About Shale Development

OilPrice.com: Shale-Related Seismic Activity Rises In Texas, Report

North American Shale: New study offers first ever look at shale’s impact in Texas

Sidley Shale and Hydraulic Fracturing Report – 28 June, 2017: Texas: Researchers conclude road damage among most significant effects of hydraulic fracturing

Insurance Journal: Texas Study Links Pollution, Earthquakes to Oil and Gas Drilling

Oil and Gas 360: Texas Scientific Group Examines Shale Development Effects

Natural Gas Intelligence: Texas Task Force Finds Shale Drilling Benefits But Also Consequence

Commentary

The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation Blog: Learning from Texas’ Shale Energy Experience

Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA): TXOGA on TAMEST Shale Impact Report

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF): Report identifies ways to reduce water contamination from oil and gas development in Texas

Energy in Depth/Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA): New Report: Texas Oil and Gas Being Developed Responsibly, With Positive Economic Impacts

Tyler Morning Telegraph: Editorial: New study shows fracking has minimal environmental effects

Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association, published by Houston Chronicle: Commentary: Positives in Texas shale report overshadowed by rhetoric

Daily Caller: Eighth Major Report Finds Water Contamination From Fracking ‘Has Not Been Observed’

EcoWatch:  Fracking Study Links Pollution, Earthquakes to Drilling in Texas Shale

Texans for Natural Gas:  New Study Confirms Fracking Has Not Contaminated Groundwater in Texas