Perry's Plan Would Subsidize Coal And Nuclear Power – But It Wouldn't Apply...
One of the many things Donald Trump promised during his campaign was that he would boost the country’s coal industry. Soon after he won the presidency, though, it became clear to some experts that the...
View ArticleMeet The Texan Climate Skeptic Who Could Run Environmental Policy At The...
KathleenHartnettWhite is facing scrutiny from U.S. senators today as part of her nomination to lead President Trump’s Council on Environmental Quality. Hartnett White was Texas' top regulator for six...
View ArticleTalk Of Tariffs Is Already Costing Solar Jobs In Texas
Scott Canada says his company had big plans this year for a 100-megawatt solar farm outside Fort Stockton, Texas. “It would have been built over the next 18 months,” says Canada, senior vice president...
View ArticleStudy Shows How Oil And Gas Activity 'Re-Awaken' Long-Dead Texas Fault Lines
Over the last 10 years, Texas has experienced a massive upsurge in earthquakes linked to oil and gas activity. Now, research is showing how that activity can wake up fault lines that were “dead” for...
View ArticleTexas Landowners Take The Wind Out Of Their Sales
Trey Murphy is a grad student in North Carolina, but he has dreams of owning land in West Texas. A few months ago, he was looking at real estate online and came across something strange. “I saw that...
View ArticleTexas Grid Meets The Challenge Of A Long Winter Cold Spell
Texas just got out of its longest cold spell in six years. Starting Sunday, parts of the state dipped below freezing and stayed there for around three days. Ice caused accidents. Snow brought delight....
View ArticleHow The U.S. Government Is Underestimating The Global Growth Of Renewable Energy
A lot of what you read in the news boils down to numbers. What's the unemployment rate? How's the stock market? What’s the price of a gallon of gas? When those numbers are wrong, the whole story can be...
View ArticleAmerica's Oil Boom Is Fueled By A Tech Boom
The U.S. is on track to become the world's biggest oil producer, pumping out more crude than at its peak nearly a half century ago. For decades, few expected such a comeback, and it's all the more...
View ArticleGov. Abbott Hosts First Roundtable On School Safety After Santa Fe Shooting
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott today convened the first of three roundtable discussions on "school and community safety" in response to Friday's school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas.
View ArticleHere Are 22 Ideas Gov. Abbott Shared For Stopping School Shootings
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is hosting three roundtable discussions this week in response to the school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas. The first roundtable, held Tuesday, focused on "school and community...
View ArticleTrump Administration Allows Companies To Kill More Birds
If you like going to the park to feed the ducks, you can thank the Migratory Bird Act of 1918. “Ducks were nearly eliminated at one point," says Steve Holmer, vice president of policy for the American...
View ArticleIn Austin, Energy Secretary Perry Pushes For Coal And Nuclear Bailout
Energy Secretary Rick Perry spoke in Austin today about a new Department of Energy plan to bail out failing coal and nuclear power plants in the name of national security.
View ArticleWhat Would Trump's Coal Bailout Look Like In Texas?
Energy Secretary Rick Perry said this week that the Department of Energy is working on a plan to subsidize coal and nuclear power in the name of national security. While the details are scarce, the...
View ArticleFredericksburg Dims The Lights To Achieve 'Dark-Sky' Status
The stars at night could get bigger and brighter in Fredericksburg, as it works to achieve "dark-sky" designation from the International Dark-Sky Association. The effort by the Hill Country city aims...
View ArticleThose Saharan Dust Clouds Are The Hurricane-Fighting Remains Of Ancient Lake...
You’ve probably noticed it’s been a hazy summer in Austin. And you may have heard that's because of massive clouds of dust blown across the ocean from Africa. That fact alone inspires awe. But it turns...
View ArticleThe AC Stayed On: 3 Takeaways From Texas' Scorching Heat Wave
Take a rapidly growing state, add a scorching heat wave, and you have a recipe for historically high electricity use. So it was that Texas broke the record for power demand three times in the last...
View ArticleIt's Been A Bad Year For Texas Wildfires. It Will Probably Get Worse.
Four large wildfires have broken out in Central Texas in just about a week. It’s part of a bad year for Texas fires, and climate researchers say the uptick in fires bears the fingerprints of climate...
View Article3 Things Texas Could Do Better Before The Next Hurricane Hits
Chemical plants and oil refineries spewed millions of pounds of toxic chemicals into the air and on the ground after Hurricane Harvey struck Texas a year ago. Some parts of the state did a better job...
View ArticleAs Warming Climate Brings More Flash Floods, Austin Tries To Help Drivers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsmRizko_QQ The warming climate means more intense rain in many places, and that's helping cause more frequent and more dangerous flash floods. In one example of just...
View ArticleExxon Pushes Carbon Tax Plan That Some Say Could Worsen Global Warming
Texas-based oil giant Exxon Mobil got some good press this week when it announced it was donating $1 million to a campaign to enact a carbon tax in the U.S. But many worry the tax proposal would not...
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