On November 12, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved Texas’s application for Class VI UIC primacy, giving the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) primary enforcement authority ...

The rule positions the Railroad Commission of Texas as the primary permitting authority over Class VI wells and could expedite CCS projects in the state. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...

Texas has been waiting over two years for approval of its application to regulate Class VI injection wells by the Environmental Protection Agency. This week, Texas Congressmen August Pfluger and Dan ...

AUSTIN The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it has approved the State of Texas’ application and will be granting Class VI Underground Injection Control (UIC) primacy to ...

AUSTIN The Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA) on Wednesday celebrated the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final approval of Texas’ application for Class VI primacy. This historic ...

The US Environmental Protection Agency has granted Texas primary regulatory authority over CO2 injection wells. The state aims to streamline permitting and attract investment in carbon storage ...

If approved, Arizona and Texas will join the small group of states with authority to regulate their own CCS wells. On August 1, EPA’s comment period on its proposal to grant Texas “primacy” over ...

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After several years, the State of Texas has received approval of its request to administer permitting for Class VI underground injection wells under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The ...