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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
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Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News

Railroad Commission approves oilfield waste ponds next to Baptist camp in Permian Basin

Circle 6 Baptist Camp, bottom, and produced water ponds, constructed by Martin Water, top, in Lenorah on Feb. 24, 2024. The Railroad Commission approved the construction of the ponds, used to treat and recycle produced water from fracking, next to the Circle 6 Baptist Camp in the Permian Basin.
In the West Texas town of Lenorah, Circle 6 Baptist Camp, bottom, sits next to newly-constructed pits designed to store, treat and recycle produced water from fracking. (Credit: Julian Mancha for The Texas Tribune/Inside Climate News)

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