Energy & Environment

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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large metal cylinders holding oil traveling on a train track with grass in the foreground and blue sky in the background
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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long rows of crop rows with canals in between without any plants planted, just dirt and sky in the background
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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an okra plant with pods and flowers
April 8, 2022

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

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the frame and tires of a Tesla
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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an Exxon sign
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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looking up at a large bridge with triangle bars along its outside
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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a woman sitting on a bed inside her home, she's wearing a black sweatshirt
February 14, 2022

Texans with lower incomes are still reeling from the 2021 winter storm. There’s no guarantee the next time will be better.

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a natural gas well with pipes and wheel valves sticking up straight out of a dry, grassy field
February 8, 2022

Biden administration aims to jump-start Texas oil jobs by cleaning up abandoned wells

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February 8, 2022

Cold fronts continue to kill pelicans on South Texas highway

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Two people wearing green jackets hats and gloves stand in front of a person experiencing homelessness who's wrapped in a blanket at a bus shelter during a freeze
February 7, 2022

North Texas nonprofit shuttles people to warmth during a freeze, but not everyone wants to go

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Power lines covered in ice during the Texas' February 2022 winter storm
February 7, 2022

Grid reinforcements plus milder storm last week meant the power stayed on for most Texans

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closeup of a quagga mussel on a lake bottom
February 7, 2022

Destructive quagga mussels found in South Texas reservoir

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a night photo of a person walking in a winter coat with a car's headlights in the distance and the freezing branches of a tree in the corner
February 7, 2022

Yes, you could have PTSD from last February’s winter storm. A counselor shares coping tips.

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February 4, 2022

Winter storm knocks out power for thousands and threatens roadways across state

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several tents alongside a fence with trees and a dim blue sky in the background
February 4, 2022

Most Austinites experiencing homelessness will go without the city’s shelters during this week’s freeze

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February 3, 2022

Across Texas, snow, sleet and rain make roadways treacherous. For most, power is still on.

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very long icicles hang down from a roof
February 3, 2022

The freeze is here. Learn how to check on power outages, road conditions and the Texas grid.

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February 3, 2022

Nearly 5 years after Hurricane Harvey, thousands of Houston homeowners are still waiting for assistance – and might not get it

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An electric meter in Austin covered in ice during the 2021 February freeze.
February 2, 2022

It’s wait and see for Texans, as newly winterized electric grid is tested in upcoming storm

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a green plant with leaves and small clusters of greenish white flowers
February 2, 2022

Study shows plant diversity declining due to invasive species’ success

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February 2, 2022

Winter storm expected to hit large portions of Texas beginning Wednesday

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a white yard sign with red lettering that says "freeze warning" staked into snow on the yard of an apartment building
February 1, 2022

What to expect, and how to prepare, for this week’s winter weather

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an oil well and drilling equipment
January 31, 2022

Report: Texas Railroad Commission is failing to regulate deadly H2S ‘sour’ gas

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offshore oil rigs
January 31, 2022

Judge voids leases won at auction to drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico

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a long view of farmland with trees in the distance
January 27, 2022

Carbon storage contracts require careful consideration by landowners

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January 26, 2022

The cold-weather anxiety about the Texas grid is real. But so far, this winter is pretty normal.

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The Houston skyline in the background, flood waters in the foreground
January 24, 2022

Houston looks to San Antonio’s example for potential flood relief

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a person wearing an orange vest holding a cluster of oysters with the ocean in the background
January 24, 2022

Texas Parks and Wildlife has closed most of the oyster fisheries on the Texas coast. Here’s why.

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January 24, 2022

A return to pre-pandemic oil demand, and limited supply, likely means higher gas prices this year

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a helicopter in the distance dumps water onto a wildfire in bastrop, while another helicopter sits in the foreground
January 19, 2022

Wildfire causes evacuations in Bastrop County and closure of State Highway 21

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January 13, 2022

Airport plan to store jet fuel within 500 feet of homes faces pushback

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a Pemex gas station in Mexico
January 10, 2022

An ambitious goal: Mexico’s Pemex plans to end all oil exports

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January 6, 2022

A state park in Central Texas may soon become a private development

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January 5, 2022

Texas hasn’t had a December this warm since 1889

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January 5, 2022

Texas gas producers struggled to keep up during last weekend’s cold front

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January 4, 2022

New law requires Texas landlords to tell tenants if their property lies in a 100-year flood plain

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Wells and steam pipes on the Coalinga field
January 3, 2022

Railroad Commission suspends deep well water disposal near Midland after earthquakes

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windmills and an oil pump jack
December 27, 2021

A look at what’s to come for Texas in the 2022 energy market

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December 24, 2021

Here’s what happened after last February’s blackout

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power lines against a gray sky
December 23, 2021

How deregulation laid the foundation for Texas’ February blackouts

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December 22, 2021

Here’s how Texas lawmakers – and Enron – shaped the state’s electrical market

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inside ERCOT
December 21, 2021

Why is Texas on its own electric grid?

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December 17, 2021

Advocates say electric cooperatives adopting ‘unfriendly’ solar policies

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December 10, 2021

These Texas State students are turning invasive plants from the San Marcos River into menstrual pads

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the shimmering blue lagoon of toxic waste
December 9, 2021

A toxic lake grows unchecked in the West Texas desert

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December 8, 2021

Bipartisan Texas Congressional group begins ‘marathon’ effort to get Ike Dike built

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December 6, 2021

A toxic neighbor: Grand Prairie Latinos want answers about hazardous waste site

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December 3, 2021

‘She thought she’d won’: North Texas city reverses course, allows drilling behind child care facility.

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December 3, 2021

3 decades into El Paso’s ban on new mulberries, existing trees are nearing end of life

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December 1, 2021

Shafter residents weigh options after questions over their access to water emerge

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November 22, 2021

Extreme winter weather still threatens Texas’ electric grid, ERCOT assessment finds

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November 22, 2021

Build Back Better bill could have huge impacts on energy industry, but likely unrelated to drop in oil prices

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