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Oil Tycoon Funds Far-Right Candidate Challenging Texas Oilfield Regulator

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Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright led the agency’s efforts to reform oilfield waste rules. Oil billionaires are now backing Bo French to unseat him.

Jim Wright ran for the Railroad Commission of Texas six years ago as a reformer. But his reforms drew the ire of powerful oil tycoons who are now trying to unseat him.

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A Hunger Strike Ends, but an ‘Unreasonable’ Woman’s Battle Against Corporate Polluters Marches On

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Four decades into her crusade against Texas petrochemical plants, a retired shrimper remains determined to fight Dow, the largest chemical company in America.

The Resistance, Part 1: With an army of lawyers, an activist legend squares off against polluting industries along the Texas coast she calls home.

A Hunger Strike Ends, but an ‘Unreasonable’ Woman’s Battle Against Corporate Polluters Marches On

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Cancer Rates Are Higher Near Large Livestock Feeding Operations in 3 States, a New Study Finds

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Researchers comparing maps of CAFOs with county-level disease data from California, Texas and Iowa found increased rates of all types of cancer, but said more research is needed to determine the cause.

People in three states living near large livestock feeding operations experience higher rates of cancer, a new analysis found.

Cancer Rates Are Higher Near Large Livestock Feeding Operations in 3 States, a New Study Finds

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