Shale Task Force – Media Center
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.)
Media Contacts
For Media Inquiries and Interview Requests:
Terrence Henry
Director of Communications, TAMEST
512-471-9121 | thenry@austin.utexas.edu
Angela Martín-Barcelona
Marketing & Communications Manager, TAMEST
512-471-0575 | ambarcelona@utexas.edu
TAMEST Shale Task Force
Lead Authors
Christine Ehlig-Economides, NAE (Chair)
University of Houston
David Allen, NAE (Lead)
The University of Texas at Austin
Area of expertise: Air
John Barton (Lead)
Texas A&M University System
Area of expertise: Transportation
Danny Reible, NAE (Lead)
Area of expertise: Water
Brian Stump (Lead)
Southern Methodist University
Area of expertise: Seismicity
Melinda Taylor (Lead)
The University of Texas School of Law
Area of expertise: Land
Gene Theodori (Lead)
Sam Houston State University
Area of expertise: Economic and Social Impacts
Photos and Video
Media Coverage
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
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