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Democrats clock all-nighter with climate talk. Associated Press Next fracking controversy: In the Midwest, a storm brews over 'frac sand’. Christian Science Monitor Drought officially worst, widest on record. Australian Drilling for certainty: The latest in fracking health studies. ProPublica At Apple shareholder’s meeting, Tim Cook tells off climate change deniers. Ars Technica
More Climate News March 11, 2014
Fracking the Eagle Ford Shale: Big oil & bad air on the Texas prairie. InsideClimate News Fracking brings oil boom to south Texas town, for a price. Los Angeles Times Homeowners: Fracking happening 75 yards from front doors. CBSDFW EPA shifts greenhouse gas permitting to Texas. Associated Press EPA, Texas reach deal on clean air plan. Dallas Morning News Targets of climate hate mail rally to support one another. ClimateWire Texas rises among largest solar-energy workforces. Houston Chronicle
More Climate News February 18, 2014
Poll: Most Louisianians see climate change as serious problem. Baton Rouge Advocate Arkansas business: Wind energy generation on the rise in Arkansas. KTHV Dwindling flows in Rio Grande to take toll on state’s recreation industry. Santa Fe New Mexican The valley-fever menace. New Yorker Louisiana forests being sacrificed to fuel Europe's biomass boom. Al Jazeera America
More Climate News February 18, 2014
Obama requests new rules for cutting truck pollution. New York Times Wide-ranging review sees much higher methane leakage from natural gas operations. EnergyWire President Obama: Fate of California farms affects whole country. Politico Winter weirdness: Is Arctic warming to blame? Christian Science Monitor Obama administration quietly preparing pledge of deeper GHG emissions targets for UN talks. ClimateWire Industry awakens to threat of climate change. New York Times US carbon emissions rose 2% in 2013 after years of decline. Los Angeles Times
More Climate News February 18, 2014
Regional effort underway to boost solar-friendly regulations. Dallas Morning News Role of Texas wind power debated after winter emergency. Houston Chronicle Summit: CPS Energy allows electricity contract to expire. Odessa American UTB unveils master plan / Document focuses on sustainability. Brownsville Herald
More Climate News January 8, 2014
Terror charges faced by Oklahoma fossil fuel protesters 'outrageous.’ Guardian Albuquerque water use drops to 30-year low. Associated Press
More Climate News January 8, 2014
West Virginia chemical leak pits jobs against health risks. Associated Press Scientists: Americans are becoming weather wimps. Associated Press LA storms to grow more destructive as sea level rises, study says. Los Angeles Times EU makes carbon pollution more expensive. Associated Press Australia's 2014 heat wave picks up where 2013 left off. Climate Central
More Climate News January 8, 2014
Scientists in Texas Panhandle try to build a better wind turbine. Dallas Morning News Report: EPA followed rules in North Texas drilling case. Texas Tribune Hydraulic fracking for gas uses less water than coal plants, University of Texas study finds. Houston Business Journal South Texas oil boom turns water into gold. San Antonio Express-News Houston’s growing alternative-fuel fleet among nation’s largest. Houston Chronicle
More Climate News December 12, 2013
The Louisiana Coast: Last call — what's next? WWNO PNM files plan for replacing lost coal-fired power. Associated Press Louisiana Oil and Gas Assoc. sues state attorney general over approval of wetlands damages suit. New Orleans Times-Picayune Experts eye oil and gas industry as quakes shake Oklahoma. New York Times
More Climate News December 12, 2013
Spared winter freeze, Florida’s mangroves are marching north. New York Times Catching rays in California, and storing them. New York Times To clean up coal, Obama pushes more oil production. Associated Press Toasty November vaults 2013 into top 5 warmest years. Climate Central
More Climate News December 12, 2013
Fracking without freshwater at a west Texas oilfield. Reuters Is the Texas state climatologist doing his job? Texas Observer Could first US offshore wind farm be in Texas? Dallas Morning News Texas rice farmers may go 3rd year without water. Associated Press Move to ban plastic bags gains ground. San Antonio Express-News
More Climate News November 23, 2013
NM gov proposes investment in water infrastructure. Associated Press New poll shows Louisianians want EPA, not Congress, to regulate carbon emissions. New Orleans Times-Picayune Oklahomans claim fracking waste polluted their water. KOTV
More Climate News November 23, 2013
UN envoys endorse first steps toward next global warming treaty. Bloomberg US and China find convergence on climate issue. New York Times Just 90 companies caused two-thirds of man-made global warming emissions. Guardian Scientists, UN official warn of 'unabated' coal use. Climate Central Typhoon: A crippled nation battles a tide of desperation. ClimateWire
More Climate News November 23, 2013
Lake Buchanan's residents, businesses continue to suffer from drought. KVUE Texas’ $7 billion wind power project nears completion. Texas Tribune Water plan threatens sea turtles, group warns. Houston Chronicle Denton drops bid for restraining order against driller. Texas Tribune Texas rejects Dallas County doctors’ bid to cut coal pollution as premature; “still seeing harm to our patients,” doctor says. Dallas Morning News
More Climate News October 13, 2013
Louisiana residents suffer effects of Texas wildfire smoke. New Orleans Times-Picayune Researchers issue dire forecast for New Mexico forests. Santa Fe New Mexican Crusade to ban fracking gains steam in San Miguel County. Santa Fe New Mexican NM awards $27M water infrastructure loan. Associated Press
More Climate News October 13, 2013
Major pension funds ask for climate change study. Associated Press Air pollution a leading cause of cancer - UN agency. Reuters Reversing climate change even more difficult than it might sound. Ars Technica Less water use in Atlanta but no clear reason why. Associated Press After the flood: Colorado making tough decisions about how to rebuild. Christian Science Monitor
More Climate News October 13, 2013
Coal-plant explosion in San Antonio follows demand for more solar. Renewable Energy World LCRA considers cutting off freshwater to Matagorda Bay. Texas Observer Fracking in Texas: Seen as the future, also viewed with fear. Al Jazeera America Texas group says textbook publishers pressured to adjust evolution, climate change lessons. Associated Press Decades of ruptures from defect show perils of old pipe. Bloomberg
More Climate News September 3, 2013
Lawsuits against ExxonMobil mount over big oil pipeline spills. Dallas Morning News Louisiana's Gulf Coast adapts to global warming's rising seas. Marketplace Eagles vs. wind farms: Osage Nation wins round. Tulsa World Five months after oil spill, sickened Mayflower residents offered free health assessments. InsideClimate News
More Climate News September 3, 2013
Little relief from Colorado floods with six dead and 1,253 unaccounted for. Denver Post Yosemite Rim Fire is taste of things to come. New Scientist Australia turns back the clock on historic carbon tax, cap-and-trade. SustainableBusiness.com How soot killed the Little Ice Age. Nature A climate alarm, too muted for some. New York Times Man-made climate change helped set stage for wild 2012 weather: study. Associated Press
More Climate News September 3, 2013
Oil production likely causing Eagle Ford earthquakes. San Antonio Express-News With drought at door, new Texas water czar faces big job. Houston Chronicle A Texan tragedy: ample oil, no water. Guardian Drought: 'Tough' times in drought-parched Texas for rice farms and their visiting ducks. ClimateWire NASA studying how pollution affects climate. Galveston County Daily News
More Climate News August 1, 2013
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