• Associated Press

    New Mexico forges rule for treatment and reuse of oil-industry fracking water amid protests

    Environmental officials in New Mexico took initial steps Monday toward regulating the treatment and reuse of oil industry fracking water as the state grapples with scarce water supplies and fossil fuel producers confront shrinking opportunities for wastewater disposal. A state water quality commission opened a weeklong series of hearings as the nation’s No. 2 state for petroleum production begins to build out a series of rules that initially prohibit the release after treatment of so-called produced water from oil and gas production while still opening the way for pilot projects. “The rule is prohibitive when it comes to any type of release of any type of produced water, whether treated or untreated,” said Andrew Knight, general counsel to the state Environment Department, in opening statements.

  • Associated Press

    Investigators continue search for the hit-and-run boater who killed a 15-year-old girl in Florida

    Investigators continue to search for the boater who fatally struck a 15-year-old girl off a South Florida beach and fled without stopping, while friends and family members mourn her loss. A funeral service for Ella Adler was held Monday morning at Temple Beth Sholom in Miami Beach. Adler was a freshman at Ransom Everglades School in Coconut Grove and a ballerina with the Miami City Ballet.

  • The Guardian

    Climate protesters stop play in Rome before Keys sets up Swiatek meeting

    Madison Keys joked that she had been tempted to tackle protesters as Italian Open matches were interrupted by the climate crisis group Last Generation