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Pressure building: Denton’s long-brewing gas well debate coming to a head. Denton Record-Chronicle Houston takes lead with climate plan. Houston Chronicle Study claims Texas textbooks ‘distort’ climate change. Houston Chronicle Permian oilfield water use increases. Odessa American Texas drinking water tainted by natural gas operations, scientists find. Dallas Morning News
More Climate News September 15, 2014
When the snows fail. National Geographic Putting a cap on water loss. Oklahoman Gas production blamed for rise in Colorado, New Mexico quakes. Reuters
More Climate News September 15, 2014
Obama presses Chinese on global warming. New York Times Obama offers climate change help to other nations. Associated Press New York climate march attracts nearly 400,000 people. Fox News Rockefeller fund built on oil to abandon fossil fuels. Bloomberg 2014 on track to be hottest year on record. Climate Central
More Climate News September 15, 2014
Future power demand from electric cars sparks study. Houston Chronicle Hydroelectric dominance is water under the bridge. Houston Chronicle Questions about pipelines and private property. Texas Tribune State climatologist: Too little being done about climate change. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Report shows 1 in 3 Texans chooses renewable energy options. Tyler Morning Telegraph Midland unlikely to face anti-fracturing petition. Midland Reporter-Telegram
More Climate News August 4, 2014
Altered soil may help fight global warming. Albuquerque Journal News Southwest Florida governments not planning for sea rise. Fort Myers News-Press Global warming is a hoax, says Louisiana congressional hopeful / PolitiFact Truth-O-Meter rating: ‘Pants on fire’. Tampa Bay Tribune Gov. Brown signs climate-change agreement with Mexico. Los Angeles Times
More Climate News August 4, 2014
As oysters die, climate policy goes on the stump. New York Times Farming practices and climate change at root of Toledo water pollution. Guardian California breaks drought record as 58% of state hits driest level. Los Angeles Times General Mills takes new steps to combat climate change. Los Angeles Times Not in my backyard: US sending dirty coal abroad. Associated Press White House: Major costs to delaying climate change policy. CNN
More Climate News August 4, 2014
Think it's hot in Austin? Get used to 110. Texas Tribune Coal plant carbon pollution injects life in old oil wells. Bloomberg Parched Texas town turns to sewage water to keep city flush with water. Reuters Texas is wired for wind power, and more farms plug in. New York Times
More Climate News July 1, 2014
BP oil spill dispersants still in environment. Pensacola News Journal 'Shocking' underground water loss in US drought: study. Agence France-Presse Proposed EPA guidelines may tip the ‘balance of power’. Fort Smith City Wire San Juan battle lines drawn. Albuquerque Journal News
More Climate News July 1, 2014
Unprecedented spate of wildfires incinerates homes in Pacific Northwest. ClimateWire A double scorcher: June joins May with heat record. USA Today Death of Australian pollution levy marks first U-turn on climate. Bloomberg Obama opens Eastern Seaboard to oil exploration, upsetting environmentalists. Dallas Morning News White House announces climate change initiatives. New York Times
More Climate News July 1, 2014
Texas gas town considers banning fracking. Associated Press Museums tiptoe around climate change. Dallas Morning News Transmission projects could break through borders of power-independent Texas. EnergyWire Rice researchers' black powder traps greenhouse gas. Houston Chronicle Solar power gains momentum after long struggle in Texas. Dallas Morning News Texas cash-from-carbon program lures climate skeptics. Bloomberg Wind power on tap to help Texas meet carbon reduction goals. Fort Worth Star-Telegram
More Climate News June 24, 2014
Oklahoma fights EPA publicly, reduces emissions privately. MSNBC New Mexico's largest solar plant opens. Associated Press Louisiana is world’s biggest loser. Australian Broadcasting Corp. Climate change a threat to New Orleans region, officials warn. New Orleans Advocate Mexicans are dealing with the same drought as their northern neighbors, but with less water. Public Radio International Oklahoma's extreme drought has wheat farmers bracing for worst. NPR
More Climate News June 24, 2014
Buying into solar power, no roof access needed. New York Times. Derelict oil wells may be major methane emitters. Climate Central Mental well-being will suffer under changing climate, experts say. ClimateWire Republican former EPA chiefs try to convince Senate GOP that climate change is real. Huffington Post Earth has its warmest May on record globally, spring could be warmest. Mashable At commencement, Obama mocks lawmakers who deny climate change. New York Times
More Climate News June 24, 2014
Reliant hopes you'll give up some control of the thermostat. Houston Chronicle Water woes (and disagreements). Odessa American Texas renewable energy production up 12 percent. Houston Chronicle Wind giant Texas stands tall as emissions rule change looms. Houston Chronicle A fracking boom where there is no fracking. National Journal
More Climate News May 1, 2014
US Supreme Court rejects Oklahoma appeal on EPA rule. Oklahoman Fracking ban an issue in Mora County races. Albuquerque Journal Mexicans are dealing with the same drought as their northern neighbors, but with less water. Public Radio International Houston companies join fracking fray in Colorado. Houston Chronicle
More Climate News May 1, 2014
High-pollution power plant that said it was victim in Obama's 'war on coal' survives, thrives. Associated Press EPA is readying climate rule for existing power plants as deadline approaches. Washington Post Obama will let states decide how to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Miami Herald Something is seriously wrong on the East Coast—and it's killing all the baby puffins. Mother Jones Climate change deemed growing security threat by military researchers. New York Times Doubling of Antarctic ice loss revealed by European satellite. Guardian
More Climate News May 1, 2014
Texas fracking company considers revealing secret chemicals. Climate Central State penalizes San Antonio coalition after fracking study made public. Austin American-Statesman Gulf Coast facilities put US on track to make more than we need. Houston Chronicle Apache CEO, Vermont activist build alliance on climate issues. Reuters Rivals work together to limit greenhouse gases. Houston Chronicle ExxonMobil not very concerned that climate change regulations may affect business. Renewable Energy World
More Climate News April 26, 2014
Rio Grande may hit 40-year low. Albuquerque Journal Okla. utilities hit homes using solar with extra fee. Climate Central Mexico’s climate change law - more than just empty words? Inter Press Service Oil and gas activity in full rebound 4 years after Macondo well blowout. New Orleans Times Picayune
More Climate News April 26, 2014
Two degrees: How the world failed on climate change. Vox US puts off decision on Keystone XL pipeline. Associated Press US GHG emissions at lowest level in 20 years. Climate Central A brutal allergy season is ahead. blame the polar vortex. Mother Jones EPA drastically underestimates methane released at drilling sites. Los Angeles Times IPCC: Mitigating climate change more challenging than ever. ScienceInsider
More Climate News April 26, 2014
Election 2014: Does climate change stand a chance against the oil boom? Daily Climate Drought hastens end of a region’s hydropower era. Texas Tribune Texas companies with fatalities not on violator list. Houston Chronicle New solar energy project in Pecos County is the first of its kind. KWES Drought fuels rising tide of Texas water conservation. Climate Central
More Climate News March 11, 2014
Wastewater injection triggered Oklahoma's earthquake cascade. LiveScience Colorado reins in fracking air pollution. Living on Earth Louisiana biofuels industry branching out. Baton Rouge Advocate New Mexico facing 'extremely destructive' wildfire season. Climate Central
More Climate News March 11, 2014
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