Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires Now in Texas
Editor’s Note: This is a follow up to a previous story about fire danger in Texas.
Thousands of fires have charred and scarred the state...
Pollution in Cities, Some Texas Counties May Put People at Higher Virus Risk
Senior citizens and people of every age who have serious medical problems such as compromised immune systems, heart conditions, lung conditions and others are...
Much of Texas is at Risk of Another Disaster — Wildfires
Many parts of Texas are experiencing serious drought conditions that leave them highly vulnerable to the type of devastating wildfires California is dealing with.
Between...
Hundreds of Animals Rescued in Wake of Central Texas Floods
In the aftermath of the catastrophic July 4 floods that swept through Kerrville and surrounding areas, animal...
Abandoned Oil Wells May Cost Texas Taxpayers $117B
About 783,000 unplugged oil wells across Texas have been abandoned by their owners, according to a new report by Carbon Tracker, a nonprofit think...
EPA Rejects Texas’ More Lenient Standard For Highly Toxic Air Pollutant
This story was originally published by ProPublica.
As part of a sweeping announcement detailing strategies to crack down on toxic industrial air pollution, the U.S....
Abbott: Laura Will be Unsurvivable for Parts of Texas; Get Out Now
At a noontime media briefing Wednesday, Gov. Greg Abbott said people living in Hurricane Laura’s path have only about five more hours to evacuate...
Texas Coast Braces for Possible Category 3 Hurricane
More than 70 members with the Texas Army, Air National Guard, and Texas State Guard with the Texas Military Department have been activated and...
Texas A&M Forest Services on the Hunt for Tree-Killing Beetle
The evasive Emerald Ash Borer destroys ash trees. This tiny insect is a fascinating green color, eye-catching and shimmery. You wouldn’t imagine that this...
Biden’s Climate Plan Brings Billions to Texas
Mining and manufacturing have boomed under President Joe Biden’s signature Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), leading to billions of dollars’ worth of investments. Republican states,...
