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Extreme rainfall exacerbates contamination in Texas waters, new study finds
With a 3% survival rate, Naegleria fowleri infections are rare, affecting fewer than 10 people in the U.S. annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But Josiah McIntyre’s case highlights a larger, systemic issue.
The Texas prophecy: Wastewater injection research in the Permian Basin
In August 1981, Catherine Allen’s parents moved to Midland, Texas, following a minister’s prophecy. Nearly half a century later, their daughter debates leasing her property’s mineral rights to a developer drilling beneath her neighborhood, fearing another earthquake triggered by ongoing operations.