Energy & Environment

July 19, 2023

Why TV meteorologists are leaving the business – perhaps just as we need them most

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July 17, 2023

With sweltering heat ongoing, how is Texas’ grid and energy industry faring?

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July 14, 2023

Advocates look for new avenues for concrete batch plant regulations after legislation fails

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July 14, 2023

Why can’t you swim in Austin’s Lady Bird Lake?

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July 12, 2023

What you need to know about fecal contamination at Texas beaches

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July 11, 2023

Researcher visits the Odessa Meteor Crater — hoping it will help prepare humanity for future asteroid strikes

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A close-up of an oil well's tower is seen, with a large flame emanating from the top.
July 7, 2023

Study: Domestic oil and gas production responsible for $77 billion in health impacts yearly

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July 6, 2023

Addicks and Barker residents have two months left to sue the federal government over Harvey floods

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July 5, 2023

‘I was sweating like a dog:’ How Houstonians without adequate air conditioning cope during heat wave

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July 3, 2023

Inmates are dying in stifling Texas prisons, but the state seldom acknowledges heat as a cause of death

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June 28, 2023

Why a group opposing the planned I-35 expansion in Austin dropped its environmental lawsuit

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June 27, 2023

As Texas approaches record-high heat, here are six ways to protect yourself

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A woman leans against a wall, arms folded, looking off to the side with a concerned look on her face. This is Araceli Palomino.
June 27, 2023

Toxic water in South Texas colonias costs residents precious health and money

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June 26, 2023

Dallas Federal Reserve takes temperature of oil and gas industry

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June 22, 2023

Two tornadoes devastate Panhandle towns in a week

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June 22, 2023

Freestone County opposes use of eminent domain to seize Fairfield Lake State Park

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June 22, 2023

Feds reviewing best way to conserve East Texas forests

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June 21, 2023

With temperatures soaring and a power plant failure, Texans have the grid on their minds

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June 20, 2023

Tens of thousands of East Texans without power amid heat wave after tornado

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June 20, 2023

New book explores Houston’s ongoing battle against water amid unchecked growth

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June 16, 2023

Tornado kills 3, injures more in Texas Panhandle

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June 15, 2023

Heat wave will test Texas’ grid, but power outages are unlikely

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June 15, 2023

Shell Deer Park Chemical plant had thousands of violations before recent fire, paid less than $1 million in fines

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June 15, 2023

Low water levels at Jacob’s Well could signal trouble ahead for a growing community

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June 14, 2023

Why did thousands of dead fish wash up on Texas beaches?

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June 13, 2023

Determined to forge ahead with canal expansion, Army Corps unveils testing plan for contaminants in Matagorda Bay

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June 12, 2023

How hydro-panels are helping an El Paso colonia pull safe drinking water from thin air

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June 12, 2023

Hurricane season has begun. Here’s what it means for the energy industry

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June 12, 2023

Texas parks department votes to take over Fairfield Lake State Park

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June 9, 2023

Floods imperil cattle, cotton in the Panhandle

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June 8, 2023

Major home insurers are getting out of California. Is Texas next?

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June 7, 2023

Fairfield Lake State Park closes as state considers eminent domain

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June 7, 2023

Hurricane season forecasts show an ‘average’ year, according to meteorologists

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June 7, 2023

Texas asphalt plants operate with limited oversight — and communities struggle with pollution

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June 7, 2023

For these West Point cadets, military leadership includes finding solutions to climate change

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June 6, 2023

Warmer temperatures make for more unpredictable turbulence

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June 1, 2023

‘We had no way of verifying it’: Houston residents install their own air monitors to hold polluters accountable

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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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a closeup photo of an extended trash grabber picking up a can in a wooded area.
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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