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Houston plans large solar farm to revitalize Sunnyside neighborhood. KUHF Climate Change will drive up energy use in Texas and beyond. Texas Observer One small city beat the Texas heat that sent power price soaring. Bloomberg Lady Bird Lake's dog-killing algae isn't spreading, but climate change could one day make it worse. KUT Plastics industry accounts for one-fourth of Houston-area industrial air pollution, report finds. Houston Chronicle Rice scientists develop clean tech to transform carbon dioxide into fuels. Houston Chronicle On the brink of blackouts, Texas makes case for new plants. Bloomberg Heat wave: Galveston had a 100+ degree heat index for 40 straight hours. Washington Post
More Climate News September 7, 2019
Nurdle by nurdle, citizens took on a billion-dollar plastic company and won. Texas Observer There's a new EPA air sheriff in town, and she's got a shaky grasp on climate. Grist Teen activists host town hall on climate change. Houston Chronicle EPA orders Houston lab staff to relocate to Oklahoma. E&E News Many Texans think fossil fuel companies should pay for climate change, poll finds. Houston Chronicle A leader of America's fracking boom has second thoughts. Wall Street Journal
More Climate News July 9, 2019
As plant faces closure, New Mexico city weighs bet on clean coal technology. & the West Mexico hailstorm blankets western areas under 3 feet of ice. New York Times Louisiana law turning pipeline protests into felonies violates Constitution, new lawsuit alleges. DeSmog
More Climate News July 9, 2019
It's the end of the world as they know it: the distinct burden of being a climate scientist. Mother Jones Climate campaigners 'greatest threat' to oil sector: OPEC. Agence France-Presse Booming LNG industry could be as bad for climate as coal, experts warn. Guardian US oil companies find energy independence isn't so profitable. New York Times Nuclear power, once seen as impervious to climate change, threatened by heat waves. US News Existing fossil fuel plants will push the world across a dangerous climate limit, research finds. Washington Post US produces far more waste and recycles far less of it than other developed countries. Guardian Amid urgent climate warnings, EPA gives coal a reprieve. Associated Press
More Climate News July 9, 2019
Beto O'Rourke calls for a 'moonshot' to end climate change. NPR Mess with a Texas pipeline now and you could end up a felon. Grist Cheap construction, government targets, lots of wind spur wind development. Houston Chronicle Climate activists rally to urge San Antonio to adopt its delayed climate plan. San Antonio Current The world's first zero-carbon oilfield could be coming to Texas - Maybe? KUT Climate change debate in the focus at Exxon's annual meeting. Associated Press
More Climate News June 19, 2019
World's population could swell to 10.9 billion by 2100, U.N. report finds. NBC The right to a stable climate is the constitutional question of the twenty-first century. New Yorker How climate change transformed Germany's Greens into the country's most popular political party. Los Angeles Times Britain to become first G7 country with net zero emissions target. Reuters In hot water? Study says warming may reduce sea life by 17%. Associated Press 3 Republican former EPA heads rebuke Trump EPA on climate policy & science. InsideClimate News Pope Francis declares 'climate emergency' and urges action. Guardian
More Climate News June 19, 2019
Feeling the heat: Scientists and policymakers launch new climate network. NM Political Report How extreme weather is affecting people's opinions of climate change. NPR New Mexico plans meetings for new methane rules. Associated Press Leaks threaten safety - and success -of America's top natural gas exporter. Houston Chronicle
More Climate News June 19, 2019
Humans are speeding extinction and altering the natural world at an 'unprecedented' pace. New York Times US sinks Arctic accord due to climate change differences: diplomats. Reuters Fox News is desperately trying to convince us climate science isn't real. Rolling Stone How do you educate climate change skeptics? Empower their kids to teach them. Smithsonian Jay Inslee, running as a climate candidate, wants coal gone in 10 years. New York Times Renewables generated more electricity than coal for the first time in US history. Quartz Geoengineering the future: Could billionaires save us from global warming? Pacific Standard
More Climate News May 10, 2019
'Almost every household has someone that has died from cancer'. The Guardian Trump rolls back safety rules meant to prevent another Deepwater Horizon spill. Washington Post Climate change threatening to dry up the Rio Grande River, a vital water supply for more than six million people. CBS New Mexico utility says it will be emissions-free by 2040. AP
More Climate News May 10, 2019
Corps now looking at dunes instead of levees as key part of 'coastal spine'. Houston Chronicle A new pipeline through the Hill Country is pitting the oil industry against landowners. Texas Monthly In Texas, aggregating public demand is pushing renewables to 'record low prices'. Utility Dive Pipeline protesters could face 10 years in prison under bill OK'd by Texas House. Texas Observer New wind projects set records. Houston Chronicle Why Beto’s climate plan is so surprising. The Atlantic
More Climate News May 10, 2019
Trump signs orders making it harder to block pipelines. AP Beto O'Rourke flips positions on 2016 offshore drilling vote. Texas Tribune Houston fires renew safety debate in oil-friendly Texas. AP Power-hungry Texas oil drillers get a little help from solar. Bloomberg One Texas nonprofit's idea to help curb climate change. Marketplace Battle over renewable energy takes shape at the Texas capitol. KUT Documents: CBP ignored federal biologists' input on border wall. Texas Observer
More Climate News April 13, 2019
To save the monarch butterfly, Mexican scientists are moving a forest 1,000 feet up a mountain. Los Angeles Times Navajo, once dependent upon coal for jobs, turn to solar. NPR Arkansas duck hunting faces decline and climate change. NBC New Orleans' oil and gas lawsuit could clash with major corporate sponsors. New Orleans Times-Picayune Oklahoma moves to stop towns from fees, bans on plastic bags. AP
More Climate News April 13, 2019
Nearly 4,500 Amazon employees challenge company to lead on climate-change policies. Seattle Times Global warming is pushing arctic toward "unprecedented state," research shows. InsideClimate News Great Barrier Reef dying: Climate change has caused 89% decrease in new coral in Great Barrier Reef and threatens recovery, study says. CBS Last time CO2 levels were this high, there were trees at the South Pole. The Guardian Fueled by climate change, extreme weather disasters hit 62 million people in 2018, UN says. USA Today How climate change is fueling the US Border crisis. New Yorker How climate change will put billions more at risk of mosquito-borne diseases. PBS NewsHour They grew up around fossil fuels. Now, their jobs are in renewables. New York Times
More Climate News April 13, 2019
Oklahoma moves to stop towns from fees, bans on plastic bags. AP Climate change: Mexican company harnesses the power of prickly pear cactus to fuel cars. CNN Tornado Alley's eastward shift includes Arkansas. KAIT A school board says no to big oil, and alarms sound in business-friendly Louisiana. New York Times
More Climate News March 26, 2019
Could climate change save the United States' nuclear energy industry? Pacific Standard Midwest flooding: Perfect storm of extreme weather and climate change drove deadly flooding in Nebraska and Iowa. CBS Solar and wind firms call the 'Green New Deal' too extreme. Reuters Not trusting FEMA's flood maps, more storm-ravaged cities set tougher rules. InsideClimate News Cyclone Idai "might be southern hemisphere's worst such disaster". The Guardian Heat records falling twice as often as cold ones, AP finds. AP Destruction from sea level rise in California could exceed worst wildfires and earthquakes, new research shows. Los Angeles Times
More Climate News March 26, 2019
25 states are at risk of serious flooding this spring, US forecast says. New York Times Climate change expert says Texas must brace for change. San Antonio Express-News As immediate threat passes, activists say Deer Park chemical fire brings attention to persistent issues. ABC At first NH stop, Beto O'Rourke warns that climate change could trigger a massive refugee crisis. Dallas Morning News Texas Senate approves $1.8 billion package to assist with Harvey recovery, guard against future storms. Texas Tribune Climate change means earlier wildflower seasons for Central Texas. KUT Solar storage project in West Texas should boost value of solar power. Houston Chronicle
More Climate News March 22, 2019
How a 'Monster' Texas oil field made the U.S. a star in the world market. New York Times Border wall threatens nature tourism industry in South Texas. UPI Georgetown officials say energy price hike isn't because of wind and solar power. KVUE Why a border wall could mean trouble for wildlife. New York Times Environmentalists fear conservative group's push to end corporate subsidies is really just a hit on renewables. Texas Observer Exxon argues for Texas justice as it defends self from climate change lawsuits. Forbes In Houston, a growing debate about flooding and sand mining. Houston Public Media
More Climate News February 5, 2019
Winter storms to heat waves, how better climate data can make us more prepared. StateImpact Oklahoma States that voted for Trump to be hardest hit by climate change as concerns over warming surge. San Diego Union-Tribune Shell Offshore to pay $2.2 million fine for 2016 Gulf spill. NOLA.com The oceans are changing color right now and will become much more blue and green. Forbes
More Climate News February 5, 2019
Trump chooses David Bernhardt, a former oil lobbyist, to head the Interior Department. New York Times Students are preparing for the first major US climate strike next month. Gizmodo No matter what happens on Groundhog Day, winters are getting shorter. Grist The dirty truth behind electric vehicles. Suddeutsche Zeitung European colonization of Americas killed so many it cooled Earth's climate. The Guardian US intelligence officials warn climate change is a worldwide threat. InsideClimate News US Midwest freezes, Australia burns: This is the age of weather extremes. New York Times
More Climate News February 5, 2019
Report: Power plants are leaking cancer-causing toxins into groundwater across Texas. Texas Observer Fracking's secret problem - oil wells aren't producing as much as forecast. Wall Street Journal Trump administration sits on billions in storm protection money. Bloomberg Texas has enough sun and wind to quit coal, Rice researchers say. Houston Chronicle Environmentalists delighted to see Deely coal plant finally close down. WOAI Study: Texas could increase solar capacity ten times by requiring builders to put panels on new homes. San Antonio Current Is Texas' overcrowded, underfunded state parks system being loved to death?. Texas Observer
More Climate News January 20, 2019
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