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Horizon Kinetics Discloses a $160 Million Stake in WaterBridge After $3 Billion IPO
New York City-based Horizon Kinetics Asset Management disclosed a stake in WaterBridge at the end of the third quarter.
Ohio EPA Seeks to Streamline Water Permits for Data Centers
Ohio already has 217 data centers with more on the way. They have to apply for wastewater permits called the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) through the Ohio EPA. Currently, data centers must apply for an individual NPDES permit, which is detailed and unique to their operations. The OEPA is looking to streamline the process to make it faster and easier.
Direct lithium extraction from brine emerging as go-to mining technique
Historically, lithium has been produced using two approaches: hard rock mining of spodumene deposits, as seen at the Greenbushes mine in Australia or solar evaporation and concentration of lithium-rich brines, as seen in the lithium triangle in Argentina, as well as solution mining.
Data centers strain water supply in Oregon town already facing pollution crisis
Data centers have proliferated across Oregon over the last 15 years, but their water usage is creating additional problems for communities already struggling with contamination.
Oil rises for sixth session on U.S. data, geopolitical tension
Oil prices rose slightly for a sixth day on Wednesday, supported by robust U.S. economic growth and the risk of supply disruptions from Venezuela and Russia, though prices were on course for their steepest annual decline since 2020.
Nat-Gas Prices Fall On Warmer US Weather
Warmer US weather (it was 82 degrees in Dallas yesterday!) will dampen heating demand for nat gas.
Texas may allow frackers to discharge wastewater into rivers
Record amounts of salty, chemically laden “produced water” are being drawn to the surface at Permian Basin drilling sites.
Twenty Years Into Fracking, Pennsylvania Has Yet to Reckon With Its Radioactive Waste
Former government officials say the state isn’t doing enough to regulate fracking waste, even as new research shows it’s far more radioactive than previously known.
Exploring Midstream's Water Handling Services
While often overlooked, water management plays an important role in oil and gas production.
Tracking oil and gas waste in Pa. is still a ‘logistical mess’
How much toxic oil and gas waste is produced in Pennsylvania every year, and where does it end up? Despite state efforts to track it, there’s no way to know for sure.
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