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Kinder Morgan obtains final pieces of right of way for controversial pipeline. Houston Chronicle Big Oil wants to dump more wastewater into rivers. What could go wrong? Grist A better way to talk about the climate crisis. Harvard Business Review Texas elections could upend US oil and gas. E&E News Wind power could be dominant offshore energy focus within 5 years. Houston Chronicle Electric vehicles look to make inroads in Houston. Houston Chronicle Conservative states seek billions to brace for disaster. (Just don’t call it climate change.) New York Times
More Climate News February 2, 2020
Wastewater, wastewater everywhere. Searchlight New Mexico Governor: New Mexico needs realistic, sustainable water plan. AP In Permian Basin, BLM continues oil and gas leasing on lands proposed for protections. NM Political Report Environmental groups challenge plastics complex permit. AP Louisiana tribes file complaint with United Nations over US inaction on climate change. NOLA.com
More Climate News February 2, 2020
Trump rails against water-saving toilets and dishwashers. They work better than ever. Washington Post Antarctica melting: Climate change and the journey to the 'doomsday glacier'. BBC Worst climate scenario probably won't happen, scientists say. E&E News Arizona's biggest utility, which fought renewables in 2018, now wants to go carbon-free. Washington Post Tree planting extends an olive branch across the climate divide. Thomson Reuters Big Oil bets big on plastic. Drilled News Ozone layer recovery is being undermined by US pollution. The Intercept
More Climate News February 2, 2020
The war on the war on cancer. The Intercept The battle over pipelines, population and property rights in Texas’ Hill Country. Environmental Health News Trump official accused of ‘climate censorship’ in plans to drill on US lands in Texas. Houston Chronicle Wind energy on track to surpass coal power in Texas. Houston Public Media Trump kneecapped NEPA. Could that increase uranium mining in Texas? Texas Observer Canada’s Exxon subsidiary ignored its own climate research. The Intercept Rick Perry rejoins pipeline company. The Hill
More Climate News January 19, 2020
Louisiana greenlights huge pollution-causing plastics facility in 'Cancer Alley.’ The Guardian Climate change is playing havoc with Mexico’s monarch butterfly migration. Washington Post NM tries to quit coal. 'Change is hard.’ E&E News Nine years of research on BP spill, dispersants documents potential human health, mental health effects. NOLA.com Trump’s plans to strip clean water protections leave New Mexico fearing drinking water pollution. Los Angeles Times
More Climate News January 19, 2020
YouTube has been ‘actively promoting’ videos spreading climate denialism, according to new report. Time Who controls Trump’s environmental policy? New York Times 2019 was a record year for ocean temperatures, data show. New York Times James Murdoch slams Fox News and News Corp over climate change denial. The Daily Beast Oil producers are setting billions of dollars on fire. Wall Street Journal Trump aims to reel in climate reviews while courts say otherwise. Bloomberg Animals killed in Australia fires: Species could go extinct, scientists warn. Washington Post
More Climate News January 19, 2020
Report: As TCEQ sits idle, polluters double illegal air pollution in 2018. Texas Observer EPA watchdog: Health monitoring after Harvey was lacking. AP Natural gas boom fizzles as a U.S. glut sinks profits. New York Times Could climate change lead to more extreme hailstorms in Dallas-Fort Worth? Dallas Morning News Texas among top states in country to cut funds to environmental agencies. Houston Chronicle Railroad Commission sued for lax oversight of natural gas flaring. Texas Tribune Has Christopher Brown seen Houston's future? Texas Monthly
More Climate News January 1, 2020
Louisiana Republican Garret Graves takes on key role in addressing climate change state politics. The Advocate Nearly $226M to restore open Gulf after 2010 BP oil spill. AP Chemical companies are building their plants overseas and shipping them back in. They still get state tax breaks. ProPublica
More Climate News January 1, 2020
Death toll rises as Australian bushfires rage out of control, produce dangerous air quality. AccuWeather Trump attacks on wind turbines, low-flow toilets, and LED lightbulbs set up key campaign clash with Democrats. Washington Post Is nuclear power worth the risk? New Yorker Scientists say Amazon rainforest is at 'tipping point' and parts could transform into savanna. Washington Post Freight railroads funded climate denial for decades. Atlantic COP25 UN climate change conference ends with doubts about global unity. Washington Post Alaska climate change: Facing catastrophe, this town can’t quit big oil. Washington Post China responsible for 90 percent of the world's carbon emissions? No, it's closer to 30 percent. AFP
More Climate News January 1, 2020
How 100% renewables backfired on a Texas town. E&E News Rex Tillerson back in spotlight at Exxon climate trial. Houston Chronicle After Harvey, Texas enacts tougher flood disclosure law to help home buyers. NPR Residential solar not catching on in Houston like other cities. Houston Chronicle Unlikely alliance fighting pipeline in Texas Hill Country. AP What climate change will do to three major American cities by 2100. Quartz Despite their promises, giant energy companies burn away vast amounts of natural gas. New York Times Austin Parks Department gets grant to study health, climate change. Austin American-Statesman
More Climate News November 5, 2019
New Mexico’s oil boom: Bounty for one of the country’s poorest states. New York Times Workshops help marginalized Louisiana residents become climate leaders. Yale Climate Connections 'Bird emergency': Louisiana birds among those facing greatest threats from climate change; here's why. NOLA.com Oklahoma reacts to changing climate. The Oklahoman
More Climate News November 5, 2019
Trump serves notice to quit Paris Climate Agreement. New York Times Trump administration eases Obama-era rules on coal pollution. AP Big automakers take risks in siding with Trump administration against California. Washington Post Flood of oil is coming, complicating efforts to fight global warming. New York Times England suspends fracking after new study threatens powerful earthquakes. Newsweek Why carbon capture hasn’t saved us from climate change yet. FiveThirtyEight India cancels plans for huge coal power stations as solar energy prices hit record low. Independent Surging SUV demand is canceling out the environmental benefit from electric cars. CNBC
More Climate News November 5, 2019
Repeat flooding has residents asking: Is Houston worth it? Houston Chronicle In Houston, a rash of storms tests the limits of coping with climate change. New York Times Environmentalists to map methane emissions in largest US oilfield. Courthouse News Service This was Austin's hottest September ever recorded. And it wasn't even close. KUT How Texans on the Gulf Coast are taking on plastic pollution. Texas Monthly Houston company proposes crude oil pipeline across Edwards Aquifer. Rivard Report
More Climate News October 4, 2019
Trump admin ignored its own evidence of climate change's impact on migration from Central America. NBC In first for energy industry, Freeport-McMoRan to settle Louisiana lawsuits aimed at restoring coast. NOLA.com Hot Springs, Arkansas is switching over to 100 percent solar energy, joining only 6 other cities in the U.S. Newsweek
More Climate News October 4, 2019
'We're all in big trouble': Climate panel sees a dire future. AP 'Swampy symbiosis': Fossil fuel industry has more clout than ever under Trump. The Guardian Birds are vanishing from North America. New York Times The endless bummer: 2019 was the warmest summer in modern history. The Guardian At UN Climate Summit, few commitments and U.S. silence. New York Times Meet the lawyers beating back Trump’s reckless environmental policies. Rolling Stone Why California is standing firm against Trump on auto emissions. Yale Environment 360
More Climate News October 4, 2019
Crabs and shrimp are looking for love, finding sickness at the polluted Deepwater Horizon spill site. NOLA.com Inside New Mexico’s fight to stop using coal. Santa Fe New Mexican Where do Louisiana governor candidates stand on climate change? The Advocate Activists claim win against chemical plant at heart of Guardian's Cancer Town series. The Guardian
More Climate News September 25, 2019
Company announces $14 billion deal to build Texas Bullet Train. Houston Chronicle Houston climate protesters charged with violating 'infrastructure law': sheriff. Reuters Vehicle to grid? Tech hub takes a look. E&E News Australian oil company eyes pristine corner of West Texas. Courthouse News Texas draining four lakes as aging infrastructure faces catastrophe - causing other problems. Texas Tribune Climate change an increasing concern for Texas voters, poll finds. Houston Chronicle Harris County boosts pollution efforts, staff in response to spring chemical fires. Houston Chronicle New report shows air pollution from plastics plants in greater Houston is getting worse. Houston Public Media Industry-funded group calls for natural gas to be part of Houston's climate plan. Houston Chronicle
More Climate News September 15, 2019
The Energy 202: House rebukes Trump with bills banning drilling off coasts. Washington Post Report: Trump pushed top aides to get NOAA to backtrack on tweet contradicting him. The Week Trump opens protected Alaskan Arctic refuge to oil drillers. The Guardian Climate change poses major risk to flood insurance program, experts warn. The Hill Extreme weather displaced a record 7 million in first half of 2019. New York Times How Big Oil blocked the nation’s greenest governor on climate change. InsideClimate News Trump defends lightbulb efficiency rollback: ‘I look better under an incandescent light.’ The Hill Summer heatwaves caused 1,500 more deaths than usual in France, minister says. France 24 White House prepares to revoke California’s right to set tougher pollution rules. New York Times
More Climate News September 15, 2019
CNN climate town hall: 6 winners and 3 losers. Vox Rolling back the regulation established under 2007 law could cost $14 billion a year. Washington Post Hurricane Dorian's fiercest winds and highest storm surge slammed Grand Bahama for at least 40 hours straight. Washington Post Hurricane Dorian becomes the 5th Atlantic category 5 in 4 years. Weather Channel ‘It's really close’: How the Amazon rainforest could self-destruct. New York Times Trump's methane rule rollback divides oil and gas industry. New York Times July was Earth's hottest month on record. CNN UN climate report: Change land use to avoid a hungry future. AP
More Climate News September 7, 2019
Wind developers, once keen on Mexico, losing heart as energy reforms stall. Houston Chronicle 'God told me to fight' - Inside the battle to stop another petrochemical plant in "Cancer Alley." Mother Jones 'People are dying': How the climate crisis has sparked an exodus to the US. Guardian A Louisiana Republican reckons with climate change. New Yorker
More Climate News September 7, 2019
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