About the Authors

Chrysta CastaÑeda

Chrysta Castañeda is an oil and gas trial attorney in Texas. She formed her own boutique law firm in 2014 after more than twenty years as a partner and associate in some of the world's top law firms. Chrysta is a Democratic Nominee for Texas Railroad Commission running on an environmental platform.
Other websites:
www.highenergylitigation.com (law firm)
www.chrystafortexas.com (campaign)

Loren Steffy

Loren Steffy is a journalist and author of four other books: Deconstructed: An Insider's View of Illegal Immigration and the Building Trades (with Stan Marek), George P. Mitchell: Fracking, Sustainability and an Unorthodox Quest to Save the Planet (Texas A&M University Press, 2019), Drowning in Oil: BP and the Reckless Pursuit of Profit (McGraw-Hill, 2010) and The Man Who Thought Like a Ship (Texas A&M University Press, 2012). Website: www.lorensteffy.com