ERCOT’s New Chair Paul Foster is GOP Mega-Donor
ERCOT, the Texas power grid operator, has two new board members: Paul Foster, former executive chair of Western Refining Inc. and Chairman of Franklin...
Elon Musk Is Destroying Rural Texas, Residents Say
Elon Musk’s tunneling company, The Boring company is destroying Texas’ natural beauty and has worsened the life quality of rural Texans, according to Bastrop...
Hurricane Season Starts Monday. Are You Prepared?
It may have slipped your memory given the turmoil of the last couple of months, but it’s been less than a year since Texas...
Think Texas Summers are Hot Now? Just wait.
Everything isn’t just bigger in Texas — it is about to get a lot warmer, too. Droughts and urban flooding also are predicted to...
Texas’ Emergency Drought Gets Worse
Texas is currently experiencing the worst drought conditions since 2011, which affected 95% of the state and caused over $7 billion in losses.
The current...
Chinese Wind Farm in Texas May Threaten National Security, Environment
The tense trade duel between the world’s two superpower economies is being felt everywhere. The United States was the latest to move a pawn...
TCEQ Expands Air Monitoring Following Hurricanes With $1M in New Tools
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has new tools for detecting airborne pollution following hurricanes and other disasters.
Two existing TCEQ mobile air monitoring vans...
Houston Black and Hispanic Neighborhoods Fight Back Against Concrete Pollution
Houston has a long and unfortunate history when it comes to companies placing polluting sites near residential areas, particularly those that are majority Black,...
Study: Texas "substantially weaker" than neighbors on cleanup guidelines for polluted sites
The study found Texas "may allow residential homes to be built in areas that neighboring states wouldn’t even consider safe for factories or oil refineries.”
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...
