Texas Wind Energy Production and Jobs Are Growing, Coal Is Dying
Renewable energy is one of the key components in fighting the progression of climate change caused by manmade sources. Despite its legendary status as a fossil fuel producer, Texas is making incredible strides to meet the demand for clean energy produced by wind and solar.
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...
How to have a Sustainable Thanksgiving
Sustainable Thanksgiving is the new baseline Thanksgiving, at least it should be. However, as families across the nation take out the butter and loosen...
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...
Abbott: Texas Dodged a Bullet When Hurricane Laura Shifted East
Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz traveled to southeast Texas Thursday to survey damage from...
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...
Is The TCEQ Allowing Texas Water And Air To Be Polluted?
Environmental advocates have accused the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) of failing to protect state waterways in violation of the Clean Water Act...
‘A Tough Pill To Swallow’: Democratic Leaders Struggle To Endorse New Climate Policy
The highlight of President Biden’s climate agenda is running into serious opposition from key moderate Democrats, putting in danger his Clean Electricity Performance Program...
Why Does Abbott Really Oppose West Texas Nuclear Waste Site?
When it comes to disposable waste, the far reaches of West Texas have been viewed as out-of-sight, out-of-mind wastelands by Austin — perfect for...
Anger Runs Through Hill Country As Kinder Morgan Pipeline Nears Completion
As the completion of a pipeline project nears, setting up Texas natural gas on a 430-mile southeast trajectory, the anger of landowners along the...
