EDF Texas

🔎New MethaneSAT scenes from the Midland Sub-Basin—a Permian region entirely in Texas—show methane intensity at 2.3%. Meanwhile New Mexico slashes emissions + increases production, reaffirming earlier data from the Delaware showing Texas behind the curve: edf.org/Z6Vp

💨 Texas is left in the dust as New Mexico slashes #methane intensity on its side of the Permian. Drawing on '24-'25 @MethaneSAT data, findings show New Mexico is improving efficiency by capturing more methane, whereas Texas is maintaining the status quo: edf.org/Z6Vp

🔍 Drawing on nine satellite overpasses between May 2024 and March 2025, MethaneSAT data enable novel comparison of methane mitigation efforts in the Permian Basin. The findings reflect what is possible with strong methane standards: edf.org/Z6Vp

Texas left in the dust as New Mexico slashes methane intensity on its side of the Permian 🔗blogs.edf.org/energyexchange…

EDF’s Vanessa Puig-Williams @groundwaterpuig talked about Prop 4 and TX water this week with David Martin Davies @DavidMartinDavi on @TPRSource @TPRNews. The specific topic was “Prop 4 passed but is it enough to meet the state’s water needs?” Listen here: tpr.org/podcast/the-so…

"Despite the fact that [groundwater] is critical to TX, we don’t invest in managing it well & we don’t invest in understanding it very much at all. We have good things some local groundwater districts are doing but I’m talking about the state of TX.” texastribune.org/2025/11/13/tex…

Texas' EV charging network is growing — but reliability, interoperability & access still lag. Catch our @PhillipMartin at @ISNAESNA on what it will take to scale medium & heavy-duty EV charging and build a more accessible EV future statewide. ⚡🚚 #IESNA iesna.com/session/connec…

Learn about the latest water drama blowing up in East Texas in this new 18-minute documentary "The East Texas Water Heist" and gain a better understanding why stronger groundwater protections are needed across the state. #txlege #groundwater @CodyHarrisTX youtu.be/RfzwLtWkVjg?si…

ICYMI: EPA has granted Texas primacy over Class VI wells, giving @TxRRC authority to permit and oversee underground carbon storage. This move opens doors for economic growth, but lasting success depends on safety, permanence, and public trust. Read more: edf.org/Z6H8

The rise in Texas’ orphan well count beyond 10,000 is "a harbinger of what could be very painful times ahead,” EDF’s Adam Peltz tells @HoustonChron. Orphan wells threaten the environment and communities and create financial strain for Texans. More: 🔗 houstonchronicle.com/business/energ…

The Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance supports Proposition 4 on the statewide ballot and encourages all voters to vote “For” it. Read their viewpoint in The Boerne Star here: boernestar.com/article/11988,… #Prop4

Texas loses 186B gallons of water yearly to leaky pipes. #Prop4 invests $1B/year to fix aging infrastructure, develop new water supplies & conserve groundwater. Read this @HoustonChron op-ed about what’s at stake on Nov 4. houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outloo…

Texas loses 186 billion gallons of water every year through aging pipes. Learn how Proposition 4 would help the state invest in repairing aging infrastructure, conserving natural resources, and ensuring safe, reliable water for Texas communities! app.sosha.ai/s/H7TjH9Fu

Texas faces environmental and financial risks as orphan wells top 10,000 for the first time in nearly two decades. “The rate of orphaning has exceeded even Texas's accelerated rate of plugging,” EDF’s Adam Peltz tells @HoustonChron. 🔗 houstonchronicle.com/business/energ…

“As goes the land, so goes the water – and life as we know it.” – David K. Langford David served as CEO of Texas Wildlife Association from 1990-2002. He authored this op-ed piece published today (Oct. 16, 2025) in the San Antonio Express-News.

Sign up now for this Water Supply and Infrastructure Workshop next week (Tuesday, Oct. 14) in Palestine. Space is limited. waterfx.org/workshop-regis… #txlege #groundwater

Our state's natural beauty depends on the water that flows through it. From springs to rivers to groundwater reserves, smart water supply strategies safeguard vital ecosystems for generations to come. app.sosha.ai/s/LNSsaoKy

🛰️ @MethaneSAT observations provide evidence that methane regs are cost-effective. In New Mexico, where operators must comply with stricter standards, oil and gas methane intensity is less than half of what it is on the Texas side of the Permian Basin. nmpoliticalreport.com/2025/09/22/new…

A proposal by billionaire Kyle Bass to pump a massive amount of groundwater from beneath his ranches in rural East Texas has placed renewed attention on the rule of capture and groundwater management (or lack thereof) in Texas. #txlege #water #groundwater dallasnews.com/opinion/commen…

“It's no longer just a rural issue, not just about the groundwater in East Texas,” said state Rep. @CodyforTexas Harris, a Palestine Republican behind the effort to overhaul the state’s groundwater regulation. “This affects everyone.” houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…