Energy & Environment

May 29, 2023

Busy holiday weekend kicks off what’s likely to be a big summer for travel

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May 26, 2023

As western states reach a deal to keep the Colorado River flowing, what can Texas learn?

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May 25, 2023

New EPA rules could improve air quality along the polluted Houston Ship Channel

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May 19, 2023

How a state plan to put $10 billion toward Texas power plants was voted on by committee in the dark

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May 17, 2023

House advances bill that could provide billions of dollars for new water projects and fixing aging infrastructure

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May 15, 2023

Does the stability of the Texas electric grid hinge on renewables? Depends who you ask

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May 11, 2023

Ground broken on Elon Musk’s latest venture in Texas: A lithium refinery

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May 8, 2023

Texas’ water infrastructure is crumbling. Will the Legislature invest enough to fix it?

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May 5, 2023

Cloud seeding initiative in drought-stricken Mexico aims to create rain

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May 5, 2023

Texas regulators paint bleaker-than-usual picture of electric grid ahead of summer heat

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May 3, 2023

Environmental groups sue FAA following SpaceX rocket explosion in South Texas

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May 1, 2023

For years, the EPA and Texas ignored warning signs at a chemical storage site. Then an inferno erupted.

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May 1, 2023

Texas braces for a potential insurance crisis as storm season nears

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April 28, 2023

Iran seizes oil tanker bound for Houston

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April 25, 2023

Solar and wind companies are coming to rural Texas. These residents are trying to keep them out.

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April 25, 2023

These Texas Girl Scouts take their troop underwater ‘to make the world a better place’

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April 24, 2023

Despite sanctions, Russian oil still has a market

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April 21, 2023

Typewriter Rodeo: Earth Day

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April 20, 2023

Astronaut Christina Koch is ‘answering humanity’s call to explore’

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April 20, 2023

Joppa residents: When will the asphalt plant go and why can’t we get answers?

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April 19, 2023

This bill would limit cryptocurrecy companies’ participation in ERCOT incentives

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April 18, 2023

Senator’s bill would fine Texans for multiple environmental complaints that don’t lead to enforcement

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April 17, 2023

Dallas under pressure to share air sensor data that can reveal health risks as quickly as possible

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April 13, 2023

This program aims to train Sunnyside residents for jobs ahead of a massive solar farm project

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April 11, 2023

EPA plans to cut pollution through better monitoring, transparency

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April 10, 2023

The good, the bad and the ugly of today’s energy market

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passenger vehicles share a four lane highway with a semi truck with signs warning it is carrying hazardous materials
April 5, 2023

18-wheelers carrying hazardous materials through DFW could become a ‘giant bomb’

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April 4, 2023

What to expect this tornado season in Texas

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March 31, 2023

As Toyah residents lived under a boil water notice, state regulators hesitated to act

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March 29, 2023

Report: Texas fracking is exacerbating the PFAS crisis

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March 29, 2023

El Paso Climate Charter would cost city $150 million to enact, consultant says

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March 28, 2023

Some green energy projects may not be ‘Made in the USA’ enough for subsidies

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March 28, 2023

In Houston, concrete batch plants often share a fenceline with homes. Dozens of bills filed this state legislative session aim to change that.

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A large Ashe juniper tree is seen behind a wire fence
March 28, 2023

A new report says Austin allergies aren’t that bad. Locals beg to differ.

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March 27, 2023

Texas adds HSBC to investment ‘blacklist’

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March 24, 2023

As the state seeks to take over Toyah’s water systems, local leaders claim the water is fine

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March 21, 2023

El Paso’s Castner Range designated a national monument

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March 17, 2023

Elected officials are making millions from an industry they oversee

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March 17, 2023

After living under a boil water notice for nearly 5 years, Toyah residents still struggle to access safe drinking water

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March 13, 2023

As Texas’ energy use rises, so does the role of renewable sources

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A woman and two men gather around a tank filled with oysters. They hold some of the oysters over the tank. They appear to be in a hangar on a dock, the entryway leading into the water seen in the background.
March 7, 2023

Oyster farming industry grows in Texas, as wild oysters struggle to rebound

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A reddish-brown dust clouds are seen over treetops and roofs in a Lubbock neighborhood, rendering the whole image in a sepia tone.
February 28, 2023

Texans may have noticed dusty skies over the last few days. High winds out west are the cause.

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February 27, 2023

Gulf of Mexico warming at faster rate than global ocean, study finds

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An oil rig is seen through a chain-link fence in the foreground
February 27, 2023

After a year of war in Ukraine, worst-case energy market scenarios haven’t materialized

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February 24, 2023

Offshore wind turbines are likely coming to the Gulf of Mexico

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a wideshot of a very large hackberry tree covered in ice
February 24, 2023

Typewriter Rodeo: What the cold wrought

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A wide view of view of Terlingua Creek under a big blue sky
February 21, 2023

A plan to expand Big Bend National Park centers on protecting a vital desert creek

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A portable water tank is hitched to a white pickup truck that has large plastic barrels in its bed
February 20, 2023

Black and Hispanic Texans say they don’t trust the quality of their water

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February 15, 2023

Rail merger could bring more tar sands to Southeast Texas and train traffic to Houston neighborhoods

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February 14, 2023

Addicks and Barker Reservoirs homeowners have limited options to sue if their homes flood again

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February 6, 2023

Gas prices are at a two-year low – but for how long?

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February 6, 2023

Carbon capture project is ‘Band-Aid’ to greenwash 10 billion-dollar LNG plant, locals say

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February 3, 2023

How to care for trees damaged by the ice storm

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February 2, 2023

Ice the main driver of local power outages, but many still asking what officials can do to better prepare

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February 2, 2023

Geothermal energy may soon be viable in Texas – because of fracking

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January 30, 2023

Texas heat-related deaths reached a two-decade high in 2022 amid extreme temperatures

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January 27, 2023

Maintenance for flood control projects to face delays as Harris County agency deals with a smaller budget

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January 26, 2023

State regulators approve controversial Texas electricity market reform

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January 23, 2023

Despite low demand, gas prices are inching upward again

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January 20, 2023

East Texans file new lawsuits to access beloved body of water

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January 17, 2023

As Cheniere Energy expands operations on the Texas Gulf Coast, some are pushing back

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January 17, 2023

Texas study blames climate change for driving up food prices

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January 16, 2023

Environmental groups in Corpus Christi say they’re still finding remnants from oil spill

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January 12, 2023

Childhood asthma study sparks hot debate over gas stoves

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January 11, 2023

Why one organization is calling for a renaming of the Texas Railroad Commission

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January 11, 2023

Researchers test private wells near Jones Road Superfund Site after EPA report finds groundwater contamination is still a concern

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January 9, 2023

Why we’re seeing lower-than-expected energy prices as the new year begins

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December 22, 2022

How the state’s cold snap will affect unhoused populations, and how you can help

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December 23, 2022

It’s a dry cold: Texas temperatures remain below freezing

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December 22, 2022

Traveling around Texas? Here’s what the weather is like where you’re heading

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December 21, 2022

Fracking waste gets a second look to ease looming West Texas water shortage

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December 20, 2022

All of Texas to be under sway of arctic air Thursday

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December 13, 2022

Scientists have reached a ‘breakthrough’ in nuclear fusion research

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December 13, 2022

Rush to install new batteries to meet power demands underway in Texas and California

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December 12, 2022

NASA’s Orion spacecraft returns to Earth after successful mission

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December 6, 2022

Texas is becoming a bitcoin-mining capital. Can the grid handle it?

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December 6, 2022

Houstonians tired of waiting for action after soil samples confirm presence of toxic dioxin near contaminated railyard

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December 5, 2022

The fight to preserve El Paso’s Castner Range as a national monument

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December 5, 2022

What the EU’s oil embargo means for Texas

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December 2, 2022

Texas poet-turned-podcaster documents how climate change impacts Panhandle life

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December 1, 2022

Texas-based think tank part of effort to stall offshore wind turbine construction

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November 23, 2022

Greens Bayou watershed continues to suffer from frequent flooding five years after Hurricane Harvey

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November 21, 2022

Big West Texas earthquake highlights new seismicity rules

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November 21, 2022

San Eli man experiments with growing food in the desert amid climate change

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November 18, 2022

Advocates call for creative solutions as Houston region fails to meet decade-old federal ozone standards

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November 17, 2022

Growing faith by gardening: How extreme temperatures are affecting a San Antonio veteran’s garden

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November 16, 2022

With Artemis launch, NASA takes a big step toward putting boots back on the moon

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November 15, 2022

‘It just keeps coming:’ Piles of trash continue to plague Houston’s bayous

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November 14, 2022

World leaders eye initiatives to stem rising temperatures at COP27 meeting in Egypt

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November 1, 2022

Residents of Corpus Christi’s Hillcrest neighborhood file civil rights complaint over proposed desalination plant

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October 31, 2022

Low diesel inventories, shifting gears on Strategic Petroleum Reserve may cause fright

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A woman stands in a room looking over tanks filled with water. A sign in the back reads "Coral Rescue Lab."
October 28, 2022

Researchers work to protect coral, as signs of a deadly disease appear off the Texas Gulf Coast

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October 21, 2022

Carbon capture attracts strong investments amid concerns over water, energy costs

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October 19, 2022

Cavern discovered on a ranch in Medina County

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October 18, 2022

‘Dry hole’ wells can leak contaminants, but they aren’t being cleaned up by the state

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October 18, 2022

Why some Houston suburbs are sinking

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An illustration shows a daytime sky on the left on a night sky on the right. A butterfly, bedbug, and moth are spread out over the image.
October 17, 2022

Are humans affecting the regular daytime habits of insects?

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October 14, 2022

Construction worker vs. the weather: Why one Texan won’t quit

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October 13, 2022

Newly appointed Texas Parks and Wildlife director focused on future population growth

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October 13, 2022

Gulfton is one of Houston’s warmest neighborhoods. A new nature-based plan aims to change that

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