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Inside the power plant fueling America’s drought. ProPublica Louisiana Catholic lawmakers aren't sold on Pope's plea for climate change action. New Orleans Times-Picayune Republicans' leading climate denier tells the pope to butt out of climate debate. Guardian Shreveport battles the ravages of the mighty Red. NewYork Times
More Climate News June 15, 2015
Study: 6th mass extinction already underway – and we're the cause. USA Today The heat goes on: Warmest May, spring and year on record. USA Today Pope Francis, in sweeping encyclical, calls for swift action on climate change. New York Times Fossil-fuel producers tell pope: yes, but you still need us. Bloomberg Alaska’s glaciers are now losing 75 billion tons of ice every year. Washington Post New NASA data show how the world is running out of water. Washington Post
More Climate News June 15, 2015
Texas’ warmer future: drought and heavy rains? Climate Central After early momentum, energy legislation stalls. Texas Tribune Rick Perry hones his image as ‘Texas miracle’ fades. New York Times Though fracked again, Denton says fight isn't over. Texas Tribune Record-breaking May rainfall in Texas and Oklahoma, by the numbers. Washington Post Texas flooding 2015: Severe storms in Texas cause at least $27m in infrastructure damage, continuing trend of increasing natural disasters. International Business Times
More Climate News May 30, 2015
Fracking has not had big effect on water supply, EPA says while noting risks. New York Times California Senate passes climate package aiming for 50% renewable power, halving petroleum use. ClimateWire Drought takes $2.7 billion toll on California agriculture. Climate Central Appeals court sides with EPA on air pollution limits. Associated Press In quake-prone Nepal, why solar power is an energy solution. Christian Science Monitor The 10 billion tons of coal that could erase Obama's progress on climate change. Motherboard
More Climate News May 30, 2015
Energy reform: Will Mexico's newest revolution boost renewables – or just fossil fuels? Guardian In Halliburton’s hometown, oil giant is both hero and menace. Al Jazeera America The flip side of years of no hurricanes: Good luck runs out. Associated Press Senate considers legislation to help the West store and conserve water. High Country News
More Climate News May 30, 2015
Once extravagant, renewable power plans go cheap. Dallas Morning News Austin water supply long-term plans appear to have paid off. Fort Worth Star Telegram What living in a dumpster for a year taught this professor about the things we don’t need. Washington Post Greenpeace probe of climate naysayer implicates Exxon Mobil. BuzzFeed News At hearing, climate change called a "threat multiplier”. Texas Tribune Conservative Texas lawmakers target United Nations. Texas Tribune
More Climate News March 16, 2015
Carbon credits could generate $1.6 billion for Louisiana coastal restoration, study says. New Orleans Times-Picayune Okla. agency linked quakes to oil in 2010, but kept mum amid industry pressure. EnergyWire Gulf of Mexico turns deadly for dolphins. New York Times As the river runs dry: The Southwest's water crisis. Arizona Republic How earthquakes linked to fracking are fracturing an Oklahoma community. Sydney Morning Herald
More Climate News March 16, 2015
Terms such as 'climate change,' 'global warming' were outlawed, former Florida DEP employees say. Tampa Bay Times Republicans fail to override Obama veto of Keystone measure. Bloomberg CO2 levels for February eclipsed prehistoric highs. Scientific American McConnell urges states to Defy US plan to cut greenhouse gas. New York Times Decrease in smog helps Los Angeles children breathe easier, study says. Guardian A climate crusader melts, exposing a profitable link to Harvard’s name. Chronicle of Higher Education
More Climate News March 16, 2015
Climate lobby forming here: A&M meeting a first step to reducing greenhouse gases. Bryan-College Station Eagle Three Texas families who took a pass on the fracking boom. Texas Observer Texas attorney general orders release of oil train data. McClatchy Study finds relatively low emissions of methane from major US gas fields. Nature Texas company rolls out plan for private spent-fuel storage site. Greenwire Billions in Texas wind power waiting for final go-ahead from feds. Dallas Business Journal
More Climate News February 11, 2015
Can Walmart get us to buy sustainable products? Harvard Business Review Amid surge in seismicity, states join effort on regulating saltwater disposal wells. Bloomberg Studies: BP spill reduced Gulf life. Houston Chronicle
More Climate News February 11, 2015
Mysterious East Coast flooding was caused by ‘unprecedented’ surge in sea level. Washington Post Obama vetoes bill pushing pipeline approval. New York Times Shell shelves plan for tar sands project in face of low oil prices. Guardian Oil industry takes aim at California’s war on carbon. Sacramento Bee Think of Earth, not just your stomach, panel advises. Washington Post White House: Oil price drop won’t derail climate push. National Journal
More Climate News February 11, 2015
Health worries pervade North Texas fracking zone. Center for Public Integrity Fired: Texas oil and gas regulators say they tried to enforce rules, lost jobs. InsideClimate News National environmental groups want to join Denton fracking fight. Fort Worth Star-Telegram EPA rejects a Texas clean-air plan, orders pollution upgrades on some big coal plants. Dallas Morning News EPA proposes tougher smog limit, saying health depends on it. Dallas Morning News
More Climate News December 7, 2014
Louisiana restoration projects should get top priority with BP oil spill fine money, environmental groups say. New Orleans Times-Picayune BP's oil spill settlement appeal rejected by U.S. Supreme Court. New Orleans Times-Picayune Losing ground and Louisiana’s moon shot. Lens and Pro Publica Energy firms in secret alliance with Republican officials. New York Times
More Climate News December 7, 2014
With compromises, a global accord to fight climate change is in sight. New York Times Methane still belches from USA's old oil and gas wells. USA Today NOAA: Climate change did not cause Calif. drought. Climate Central Fuel to the fire? Fuel exports soar under Obama. Associated Press The Freedom Tower was supposed to be the greenest building in America. So what went wrong? Mother Jones Groundbreaking technology stores wind power in salt caverns. Edmonton Journal
More Climate News December 7, 2014
Texas power grid chiefs say EPA’s CO2 plan would raise costs, might threaten reliability. Dallas Morning News After first round of corrections, new Texas textbooks still deny climate change. Dallas Observer Texas messes with Denton. Al Jazeera America Private sector an oasis for thirsty San Antonio. Texas Tribune
More Climate News November 3, 2014
The Democrats' favorite denier. Politico Larger ‘dead zones,’ oxygen-depleted water, likely because of climate change. Washington Post Louisiana biofuels projects help spur nationwide green jobs growth. New Orleans Times Picayune
More Climate News November 3, 2014
UN panel issues its starkest warning yet on global warming. New York Times Fracking advocates urged to win ugly by discrediting foes. Bloomberg Cold winters in Europe, Asia linked to sea ice decline. Climate Central After Fukushima, Japan gets green boom – and glut. Washington Post Climate change emerges as priority for black and Hispanic voters. Al Jazeera America Poor nations go for solar, wind at twice the rate of rich ones. Sydney Morning Herald
More Climate News November 3, 2014
'That stuff can get you so fast' – Deadly gas on the rise in oil fields. EnergyWire Exxon blasts movement to divest from fossil fuels. NationalJournal Energy companies, environmentalists fund Denton fracking fight. Dallas Morning News Texas plant to capture, and then reuse, carbon. New York Times Texas on lonely side of battle over ozone pollution. Texas Tribune Fracking emissions fall; Texas still king of GHGs. Climate Central
More Climate News October 23, 2014
Rumbles of new scrutiny as quakes continue to surge in Oklahoma. KGOU Crude oil spills into Caddo bayou, kills wildlife. Shreveport Times Groups call for halt to wastewater disposal in Oklahoma. Oklahoman
More Climate News October 23, 2014
Polar vortex spiked US CO2 emissions in 2013. Climate Central Warming Earth heading for hottest year on record. Associated Press Amid California's drought, a bruising battle for cheap water. Los Angeles Times Despite slumping prices, no end in sight for US oil production boom. New York Times Abundant natural gas won't slow climate change, study says. Associated Press Nuclear fusion energy in a decade? Lockheed Martin is betting on it. Washington Post
More Climate News October 23, 2014
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