Industrial developers describe facilities as “minor” polluters to avoid federal permitting requirements, and environmental lawyers say the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality lets it happen.
The land, known as the Mabee Ranch after late farmer-turned-oilman John Mabee who bought into it in 1932, is leased to energy producers including ConocoPhillips, Diamondback Energy and Pioneer Natural Resources.
The land, known as the Mabee Ranch after late farmer-turned-oilman John Mabee who bought into it in 1932, is leased to energy producers including ConocoPhillips, Diamondback Energy and Pioneer Natural Resources.
A Texas family which owns 70,000 acres in the Permian basin is exploring options including a sale, putting up for grabs one of the largest family-owned tracts in the heart of U.S.