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Vulnerable to climate change, New Mexicans understand its risks. NM Political Report Meet the Republican mayor fighting for renewable energy in Louisiana. Motherboard After Katrina, flood-prone New Orleans learns to live with water: official. Reuters How James Inhofe is upending the nation’s energy and environmental policies. Washington Post
More Climate News March 13, 2017
Trump’s executive order pushes the US climate pledge further out of reach. New York Times Trump to sign executive order undoing Obama's Clean Power Plan. Guardian Keystone XL pipeline permit issued by US State Department. NPR 'Extreme and unusual' climate trends continue after record 2016. BBC Republican environmental groups want to temper Trump on climate change. Business Insider Utility wind rush set to strengthen as low prices allow resource to spread across nation. Utility Dive Climate change and the next 'Great Dying’. Atlantic Trump’s defense secretary cites climate change as national security challenge. ProPublica
More Climate News March 13, 2017
Prominent climate-denying politician gets schooled by science, again. Mashable Rex Tillerson, Rick Perry, and Donald Trump could boost the Texas energy sector. Texas Monthly Texas was the nation’s top electricity user in 2015. Houston Chronicle Texas climate and energy researchers prepare for worst-case scenario under Trump. Texas Observer 1st non-travel-related Zika virus in pregnant Texas woman. KPRC Exxon praises ‘monumental’ Paris agreement in signal to Trump. Bloomberg New Energy Finance Terry Hershey, Houston environmentalist who saved Buffalo Bayou, dies at 94. Houston Chronicle
More Climate News February 8, 2017
Gov. Mary Fallin proposes tax on Oklahoma wind production. Oklahoman New Mexico considers more aggressive renewable energy goals. KCBD Defending the Gulf Coast. PRI EPA: Inhofe ally expected to be agency's next chief of staff. Greenwire
More Climate News February 8, 2017
Trump administration to approve final permit for Dakota Access pipeline, allowing project completion. Washington Post There are now twice as many solar jobs as coal jobs in the US. Vox A crack in an antarctic ice shelf grew 17 miles in the last two months. New York Times US oil and gas prices may tumble on trump's ‘energy revolution.’ Bloomberg Spotted in Washington: Conservatives supporting climate action. Christian Science Monitor Scott Pruitt is seen cutting the EPA with a scalpel, not a cleaver. New York Times Survey: Only a quarter of Trump voters believe in human-caused climate change. Washington Post Exxon's former CEO is now our secretary of state, in charge of climate negotiations. Mashable
More Climate News February 8, 2017
Tillerson led Exxon’s shift on climate change; Some say ‘It was all P.R.’ New York Times EPA issues new rule for Texas plants in likely test for Pruitt. Greenwire Pregnant women warned to avoid Brownsville because of Zika. New York Times Public Citizen Tom ‘Smitty’ Smith looks back on a life well lived. Austin Chronicle Inspired by Standing Rock, West Texans take action to fight another pipeline. Nation Crazy ants are the new fire ants (and possibly worse). Austin American-Statesman Texas wind power blows away old record. Houston Chronicle
More Climate News December 29, 2016
‘New Mexico’s DAPL’ is dead. High Country News Oklahoma's new fracking guidelines aim to reduce quake risk. Reuters Albuquerque’s solar power grab. Politico The Gulf of Mexico is being destroyed by thousands of invisible oil spills. Wired Energy Department backs huge Louisiana project to store carbon dioxide in the ground. Washington Post
More Climate News December 29, 2016
Scientists just ran the numbers on how much Trump could damage the planet. Washington Post California, at forefront of climate fight, won’t back down to Trump. New York Times Obama bans new oil, gas drilling off Alaska, part of Atlantic coast. Reuters Scientists are frantically copying US climate data, fearing it might vanish under Trump. Washington Post As Trump signals climate action pullback, local leaders push forward. New York Times The US solar industry is booming — and it isn’t afraid of Trump. Washington Post The legal limbo of climate refugees. New Internationalist
More Climate News December 29, 2016
Warm water in Gulf blamed for sanctuary's bleached coral. Associated Press Austin requires smart thermostats in all new homes. KUT Exxon tries to quash NY subpoena of climate-change documents. Associated Press EPA agrees its emissions estimates from flaring may be flawed. InsideClimate News Solar power is about to hit Texas generators where it hurts most. Bloomberg Katharine Hayhoe, a climate explainer who stays above the storm. New York Times
More Climate News October 4, 2016
The $50 billion plan to save Louisiana's coast gets a rewrite. New Orleans Times-Picayune The West is burning, and climate change is partly to blame. FiveThirtyEight Praying for the oil patch: Oklahoma prayer initiative focuses on energy industry. Oklahoman
More Climate News October 4, 2016
Global deal reached to limit powerful greenhouse gases. Associated Press US fossil-fuel emissions lowest since 1991. Associated Press Internal combustion banned - Germany bans gasoline and diesel by 2030. Road and Track Sandy's surge was extreme. it could become normal. Climate Central 191 countries strike deal to cut aircraft emissions. Climate Central How will rising temperatures change baseball? The Atlantic
More Climate News October 4, 2016
Apache: Permian discovery holds 3 billion barrels of oil. Houston Chronicle Will Texas tackle backlog of thousands of abandoned oil wells? KUHF Will ExxonMobil have to pay for misleading the public on climate change? Bloomberg Toxic aquifer injections trouble Railroad Commission hopeful. Texas Tribune Local health officials want EPA to remove toxic river waste. Houston Chronicle Methane release by oil and gas industry threatens health, study says. Fort Worth Star-Telegram Texas experiences wettest August in 100 years. Texas A&M Today
More Climate News September 8, 2016
Louisiana floods directly linked to climate change. Climate Central Weather underground: The arrival of man-made earthquakes. New Yorker EPA to shut some Oklahoma wastewater wells after quake. Reuters
More Climate News September 8, 2016
Obama on climate change: The trends are ‘terrifying’.' New York Times Flooding of coast, caused by global warming, has already begun. New York Times Showdown over oil pipeline becomes a national movement for Native Americans. Washington Post Global coal power plans fall in 2016, led by China, India: study. Reuters The US and China just joined the Paris climate deal — which could be bad news for Donald Trump. Washington Post Pope wants caring for the environment added to Catholic duties. The Hill G20 emissions pledges are far too low. Climate News Network
More Climate News September 8, 2016
A Texas startup's big energy idea: storing electricity underground. Guardian Texas promised 34 years ago to track oilfield waste in aquifers. It didn't. Texas Tribune EPA tells Railroad Commission that fracking is causing earthquakes in North Texas. San Antonio Current Green groups urge lawmakers: Don't task taxpayers with coal cleanup. Texas Observer Texas coal loses battle at NRG power plant, Wyoming coal wins. KUHF North Texas builders focusing on energy efficiency. WFAA
More Climate News August 9, 2016
Recovering from Katrina: Will New Orleans become the world?s climate beacon? Deutsche Welle Louisiana residents without flood insurance face uncertainty. Reuters Mexican development bank to issue first local green bonds. Reuters America’s rice crop threatened by Louisiana flooding, Arkansas rain. CBS and Associated Press
More Climate News August 9, 2016
'It's a lit fuse:' Release of ancient carbon from melting permafrost measured. Canadian Press Global warming is melting the Greenland Ice Sheet, fast. Guardian California lawmakers approve extension of climate change law. Associated Press As temperatures rocket, cities fight heat waves. ClimateWire Persistent drought kills millions of trees in California forests. NPR English village becomes climate leader by quietly cleaning up its own patch. New York Times As the world burns, the rich cruise in luxury through a melting Arctic. Huffington Post
More Climate News August 9, 2016
El Paso Electric celebrates coal-free status. El Paso Times Texas challenges EPA’s crackdown on oilfield methane. Texas Tribune State AGs and groups defy Lamar Smith's subpoena over Exxon climate probes. InsideClimate News A sweltering summer in Texas, courtesy of climate change. Texas Observer Big coal's tax dodge puts East Texas schools, hospitals in dire straits. Texas Observer Houston's development boom and reduction of wetlands leave region flood prone. Houston Chronicle Clean-coal project slammed by watchdog gets late US reprieve. Bloomberg
More Climate News July 7, 2016
Gulf reef dying of unknown cause. New Orleans Times-Picayune 'Dead zone' mapping cruise canceled for first time in 27 years. New Orleans Times-Picayune
More Climate News July 7, 2016
Trump now blames scientists for global warming ‘hoax’. Huffington Post Hillary Clinton: Paris climate deal must be enforced. Climate Home Rising seas threaten to swamp U.S. military bases by 2050. USA Today For the first time, forecast predicts hotter-than-normal in every square inch of the USA. USA Today This is Obama’s plan to line the […]
More Climate News July 7, 2016
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