Mitch Borden | Marfa Public Radio

A map showing where Occidental Petroleum wants to inject hundreds of thousands of metric tons of CO2 outside of Odessa.

West Texas carbon capture project could help the climate, but some worry about potential risks

Outside of Odessa, a Texas-based oil company is building a facility to pull carbon dioxide out of the air and then store it underground.

Permian Basin Containers caught fire last week and burned for days. Now the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality are investigation if any harmful chemicals were released.

Energy & Environment

Ector County residents sue over chemical fire they say has contaminated the area

Mitch Borden | Marfa Public Radio

Residents living near Permian Basin Containers, the industrial facility that caught fire last month, have reported noxious fumes and pools of chemicals around the site.

West Texans turned out to the Basin Pride Festival earlier this month to see singers and drag queens perform.

Arts & Culture

West Texans turn out to celebrate Pride as lawmakers take aim at LGTBQ rights

Mitch Borden | Marfa Public Radio

Basin Pride’s weeklong celebration kicked off a few weeks ago just as Texas lawmakers consider a slew of proposed bills that could restrict healthcare offered to trans children, limit what educators can teach students and clamp down on drag shows.