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That’s right. These ranchers are basically reaping the side effects of that sweet mineral royalty they invited into their lands. If you’re ever in Midland, you
by anothername12 2y ago
That’s right. These ranchers are basically reaping the side effects of that sweet mineral royalty they invited into their lands.
If you’re ever in Midland, you’ll find it smells like ass. I think in another decade or two it might be uninhabitable and maybe acutely toxic.
Also from the article, it seems the railroad commission is paying for clean up?? Is the public paying for the externalities of rancher and mineral extraction?
- jandrese 2y agoThe public is almost always on the hook for this kind of environmental damage. Even if you can track down the company that did it and prove that it was them it will be stuck in the courts for decades while the problem only gets worse.
- NotYourLawyer 2y agoSometimes the land owners have some of the mineral rights. Often they don’t.