Biden Administration Proposes Higher Fees in Changes to Federal Oil, Gas Drilling
Nov 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration proposed a slew of changes on Friday to the federal oil and gas leasing program...
Fatmuckets And Pimplebacks Are Cleaning Texas Rivers
Texas is one of the most biodiverse states in the country. The Lone Star State is home to tens of thousands of native animal...
Why Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Won’t Come to Texas Anytime Soon
Unfortunately, the coronavirus isn’t the only peril floating around in the environment.
Four years ago, the Zika virus became an issue. More than 300 people...
More than half of Texas beaches had unsafe levels of bacteria in 2017
A report released in late August by Environment Texas and Frontier Group found that 75 of the 120 beaches in Texas they tested “were unsafe for swimming on at least one day during 2017” due to bacterial contamination.
Trump to Dismantle FEMA at the End of This Year
President Donald Trump said that he will begin to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency at the...
New Report: Texas Beaches Polluted With Human Poop from Sewer Runoff
A report released by Environment Texas finds that water pollution at Texas beaches is putting people’s health at risk. In 2019, bacteria levels at...
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...
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....
Harris County Hit Hard as Tornado Strikes Without Warning
On Monday a tornado swept through Harris County causing widespread destruction, damaging more than 100 homes and...
At Least They All Live In The State: New ERCOT Appointee Was Fined...
Ever since Winter Storm Uri crippled much of Texas thanks to an inadequately prepared electrical grid, the average Texan now knows way more about...
