Energy & Environment

August 11, 2022

‘He has total veto power’: Greg Abbott takes control over who will lead Texas’ troubled power grid, sources say

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August 11, 2022

TCEQ under investigation over concrete batch plant permitting process

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August 11, 2022

Why are Texans’ electricity bills so high right now?

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August 8, 2022

The European energy crisis is worsening. Here’s what it means for Texas.

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August 5, 2022

Texas has an official death count from the 2021 blackout. The true toll may never be known.

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August 4, 2022

Fossil fuel operations in the Permian Basin are releasing large amounts of methane

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August 2, 2022

San Antonio’s ‘heat islands’ are disproportionately affecting low-income neighborhoods

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August 1, 2022

ExxonMobil deal boosts Brownsville liquified natural gas project

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August 1, 2022

As water becomes a black market south of the border, experts say scarcity could impact Texas border communities soon

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August 1, 2022

‘The easy water is gone’: Drought and climate change strain Texas aquifers

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July 29, 2022

How is exposure to wildfire smoke affecting the health of livestock?

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July 28, 2022

Chemical exposure for Houston residents increased directly after Hurricane Harvey, study shows

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July 28, 2022

As billions pour into Texas highways, activists want to know the real environmental impact

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July 26, 2022

Community activists hopeful for change after DOJ launches investigation into illegal dumping

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July 26, 2022

Texas heat forces some outdoor workers to modify schedules and adjust work patterns

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July 25, 2022

As summer temps soar, so do energy use and electricity costs

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July 21, 2022

Firefighters battle at least ten active wildfires in North Texas as more break out across the state

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tomato plants covered to protect them from the heat
July 21, 2022

How to keep your garden going during a drought

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July 19, 2022

Researchers find oak tree thought to be extinct at Big Bend National Park

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July 15, 2022

Texas wind power lags as high-pressure system looms over the state

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July 14, 2022

West Dallas residents weary of an unwelcome neighbor, want asphalt shingle factory to ‘vete ya’

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July 13, 2022

ERCOT again asks Texans to conserve power as energy supply tightens

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July 13, 2022

Here’s what it would take for ERCOT to start rolling blackouts

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July 13, 2022

Texas river flows approach record lows, but Hill Country outfitters still afloat

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July 12, 2022

Ozone pollution standards may pit Texas against EPA

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July 11, 2022

ERCOT asks Texans to conserve as triple-digit temperatures continue this week

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July 11, 2022

Volkswagen argues that Greg Abbott’s choice of judges in lawsuit could tilt emissions case in Texas’ favor

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July 6, 2022

Amid rising natural gas prices, Texans see spike in summer energy costs

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July 6, 2022

Cryptominers turn to flared natural gas for the power they need

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July 5, 2022

Opposition prompts San Antonio to adjust historic restoration plans affecting spiritually and environmentally significant trees

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July 3, 2022

Summer travel outlook: Don’t expect gas prices to lower significantly

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July 1, 2022

After a Supreme Court ruling, curbing its regulatory authority, here’s how the EPA can still combat climate change

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June 22, 2022

Heat wave ramps up pest control calls in Texas

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June 21, 2022

Wildfires bring both destruction and benefits to Texas

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June 17, 2022

As Texas increases renewable energy production, grid capacity and transmission haven’t caught up

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June 17, 2022

FAA orders SpaceX to make 75 changes before launching its largest rocket from the RGV

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June 16, 2022

Odessa remains under boil notice following repairs to broken water main

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June 14, 2022

Here’s what you need to know about the heat wave gripping Texas

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June 7, 2022

Extreme heat in June offers a test and a warning for the Texas grid

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A hand pushes a gas pump nozzle into a vehicle
June 6, 2022

No relief in sight for high gas prices, expert says

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June 6, 2022

Can space dust help cool Earth? A San Antonio astronomer is looking into it

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May 23, 2022

What does ‘environmental justice’ look like in Texas? So far, not much.

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May 20, 2022

Texas faces elevated risk of energy shortfalls this summer. An expert says ERCOT should take that risk more seriously.

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An aerial view of wildfire and smoke
May 20, 2022

Texas wildfires continue to burn as dry and windy conditions persist

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May 18, 2022

The Sorcerer’s Cave is the deepest – and possibly longest – cave in Texas

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May 16, 2022

Here’s why Texans were asked to conserve electricity this weekend

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Sun reflects off the windshields of cars in a parking lot
May 10, 2022

Texas’ weather this spring is feeling ‘eerily similar’ to 2011, a big drought year

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May 6, 2022

Texas power plants urged to stay online as temperatures, electricity demand soar this weekend

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a large metal oil rig in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico
May 6, 2022

Oil companies plan to store emissions under the Gulf of Mexico, but they want public money to move forward

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May 5, 2022

‘We’re still here’: West Texas town dealing water to El Paso contemplates its future

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May 2, 2022

With Germany’s buy-in, Europe will consider a Russian oil embargo

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April 29, 2022

New Texas oil boom on the horizon as US seeks to replace Russian fuel supplies

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April 29, 2022

In Far West Texas, conservationists revive a decades-old push for a Big Bend ‘wilderness’ designation

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April 27, 2022

Oil and gas companies are paying fines that indirectly benefit their industry

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White Chevy bolt seen from the rear
April 27, 2022

Bad air. Climate change. Dallas County officials look to electric vehicles for help.

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April 25, 2022

What ‘Ike Dike’ planners could learn from New Orleans’ flood control barrier

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April 19, 2022

Railroad Commission investigating ‘ultra-emitter’ pipeline leak

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April 18, 2022

US energy prices keep rising as demand from Europe grows

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a single oil well in an otherwise desolate landscape
April 15, 2022

Aquifer discovered in arid southwest Texas

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April 13, 2022

Drought in West Texas and Panhandle makes growing feed grain a challenge

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April 12, 2022

After years of pushback, Houston neighborhoods’ fight against batch concrete plants begins to gain attention

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April 11, 2022

Rural Texas was meant to get 10% of state bonds for water projects. It’s getting less than 1%.

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April 8, 2022

This vegetable could be a key ingredient for removing microplastics from water systems

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April 7, 2022

Get the most from your electric car’s battery

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south texas cattle
April 6, 2022

Wildfires hit Texas farmers and ranchers hard

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April 5, 2022

Contract dispute at Beaumont refinery ends, but questions about union’s future remain

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A hand puts a gas pump nozzle into a car's tank.
April 1, 2022

What tapping the nation’s petroleum reserve could mean for prices at the pump

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March 30, 2022

President’s budget proposal would fund completion of Corpus Christi port expansion

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March 28, 2022

Wildfires ravage Central and West Texas as dry, windy conditions continue

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March 28, 2022

More US-produced LNG is headed to Europe to ease supply pains

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March 24, 2022

Mayor says Round Rock tornado recovery has begun

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March 23, 2022

Why one state senator says Texas needs an independent monitor of the natural gas industry

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an overturned truck lays on its side with a fallen tree branch in front of a pet smart building with two women looking toward the camera
March 22, 2022

Early warnings helped keep many Texans off the road during Monday’s tornadoes

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March 23, 2022

‘Viva Texas Rivers!’ celebrates the state’s storied waterways

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a helicopter drops what appears to be water on a smoking section of rural grassland and trees
March 21, 2022

While rain may help douse some deadly blazes, wildfire danger intensifies for Southwest Texas

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March 21, 2022

The Texas oyster industry is struggling as the state’s reefs close for harvesting

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wildfire smoke visible at night along a dark roadway
March 18, 2022

Drought conditions across much of the state fuel Central Texas wildfires

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March 18, 2022

US will boost oil production in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but energy independence remains a dream

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a two-story cream colored apartment complex with large plumes of smoke behind it from a wildfire and a large tree in the foreground
March 16, 2022

Drought means increase in wildfire risk, but there are steps you can take to protect your property

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A closeup of a gas pump with prices
March 14, 2022

Oil prices fell Monday morning – but it may not last

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March 11, 2022

San Antonio power company pilots pressurized water tech to store renewable energy

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a person fills a large diesel tank with gas wearing a thick glove
March 9, 2022

An energy analyst’s advice during Russian oil sanctions: ‘buckle up’

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a person wearing an orange vest holding a cluster of oysters with the ocean in the background
March 9, 2022

Texas oyster harvesters push back against potential closures of some Gulf bays

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March 8, 2022

Panel recommends new rules for prescribed burns after Bastrop wildfire

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a wide river bed with a rocky cliff to its right and a lower riverbank on its left
March 7, 2022

Parties continue settlement talks in Rio Grande SCOTUS case

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book cover of "In Too Deep"
March 7, 2022

‘In Too Deep’ explores a Houston neighborhood residents won’t leave, despite frequent floods

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March 4, 2022

Dallas woman who fought to tear down Shingle Mountain is celebrated in museum exhibit

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a forest filled with tall pine trees without needles on lower half of trunks with grass on the forst floor
March 1, 2022

Amid troubling UN climate report, Texas ecologist says we have to act fast to adapt to a warming planet

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February 28, 2022

The US announces more sanctions against Russia – but spares their oil industry

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a natural gas power plant with glowing white lights and red lights at the top of a large stack, and a long, shorter green building with wide banks of windows on two floors, at night
February 24, 2022

Gov. Abbott encouraged ERCOT to pump up power prices during February freeze, ex-CEO says

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a man wearing a black jacket and baseball cap staring at signs in front of a landfill with trees and bushes in the background
February 23, 2022

Houston’s Carverdale landfill is one step closer to expanding despite local protests

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February 22, 2022

Cave climbers work to clean out caves with generations worth of trash

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February 22, 2022

Texas is getting a new biorefinery: here’s what that means

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a single oil well in an otherwise desolate landscape
February 21, 2022

How an enormous investment company is responding to Texas pressure over climate policies

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people gather at a water distribution site in Fort Worth as a guy wearing a black sweatshirt, black hat and sunglasses on his head, and a black facemask hands out gallons of water
February 18, 2022

After 2021 winter storm, Fort Worth’s water department buckled down for future blackouts

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a fallen power line covered in ice leaning against tree branches
February 17, 2022

One year later, many question the ‘official’ number of deaths linked to the Texas blackout

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a woman wearing a sweatshirt puts a log on a woodpile outside with trees surrounding her
February 17, 2022

‘There was no template’ to prepare for 2021 outages. Texans and leaders are filling in the blanks.

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a tall silver pipe with flames coming out of the top with a blue sky and small white clouds in the background
February 16, 2022

What Europe’s need for natural gas means for Texas

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a radio, flashlight batteries and other emergency supplies
February 16, 2022

Texans share how to prepare for future freezes and blackouts

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February 15, 2022

State imposes oyster harvesting restrictions meant to help reefs recover. Harvesters oppose the move.

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