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New Mexico governor to back climate accord. Los Alamos Monitor Farmers in state shift with climate; new techniques, crops getting try. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The southwest may be deep into a climate-changed mega-drought. The Atlantic Backfill oil and gas canals to restore wetlands, LSU researcher proposes in new scientific paper. NOLA.com Latest climate change report for Oklahoma forecasts increase in extreme weather, agricultural disruption. Tulsa World
More Climate News January 20, 2019
Pentagon: Climate change threatens military installations. Politico At confirmation hearing, Trump's EPA pick vows to advance a deregulatory agenda. Washington Post No park rangers or food inspections - but government reopens for oil and gas. US News Glaciers are retreating. Millions rely on their water. New York Times With 86% drop, California's monarch butterfly population hits record low. New York Times Carbon emissions up as Trump agenda rolls back climate change work. The Guardian How extreme weather in 2018 cost the world billions. The Telegraph
More Climate News January 20, 2019
Butterfly sanctuary in Texas expected to be plowed over for Trump's border wall. CBS News Leading Congress member promises renewed focus on climate change. Eos A climate scientist takes on deniers, including the denier in chief. Chronicle of Higher Education Houston's latest deluge fits into alarming trend toward more extreme rainfall. Washington Post El Paso residents to drink treated sewage water due to climate change drought. CW39 Houston Galveston residents weigh in on hurricane levee proposal for coastal Texas. Texas Tribune
More Climate News December 20, 2018
Gulf oyster reefs are hurting. Now there's help from oil spill aid money. NPR How climate change is driving Central American migrants to the United States. Texas Observer The country's busiest oil and gas office has a plan for more drilling. High Country News
More Climate News December 20, 2018
Nations agree on global climate pact rules, but they are seen as weak. Reuters Interior secretary Zinke resigns amid investigations. Washington Post The oil industry's covert campaign to rewrite American car emissions rules. New York Times Arctic's 2nd-warmest year puts wildlife, coastal communities under pressure. InsideClimate News Trump science adviser casts doubt on links between pollution and health problems. The Guardian Is nuclear energy the key to saving the planet? High Country News We are in trouble. Global carbon emissions reached a record high in 2018. Washington Post With a green new deal, here's what the world could look like for the next generation. The Intercept
More Climate News December 20, 2018
University of Texas: eco-conscious campus and major fracking landlord. The Guardian Butterfly preserve on the border threatened by Trump's wall. NPR Agencies release tentative plan for storm barrier on the Texas Gulf Coast. KUHF Austin suburb wins $1M in Bloomberg climate challenge. Austin Business Journal ExxonMobil's climate change related legal battles continue. D Magazine TreeFolks commits to another year of reforestation in Bastrop County. Austin American-Statesman
More Climate News November 2, 2018
Poll: climate change big concern for Arkansans. KARK Mexico City's vertical gardens: seeds of change or cynical greenwashing? The Guardian Largest wind project in hemisphere approved for New Mexico, but transmission tie in limbo. Utility Dive Oil spill settlement pays for climate curriculum in Gulf states. Scientific American
More Climate News November 2, 2018
Startling new research finds large buildup of heat in the oceans, suggesting a faster rate of global warming. Washington Post Historic flooding in Italy: What role has climate change played in the destruction? USA Today Why the Trump administration is terrified of these children. Mashable Scottish Power to replace gas, hydro projects with UK offshore wind. Reuters 'Cli-fi' writers imagine unchecked climate change. National Geographic Two generations of humans have killed off more than half the world's wildlife populations, report finds. Washington Post Driven by Trump policy changes, fracking booms on public lands. New York Times
More Climate News November 2, 2018
Hurricane Florence: How climate change may be affecting this monster storm. Axios Trump turns back to Maria, falsely says Dems inflated toll. Associated Press North Carolina didn't like science on sea levels…so passed a law against it. The Guardian Puerto Rico one year after Hurricane Maria. Rolling Stone Top green group to spend an unprecedented $60 million on 2018 races. Washington Post A different kind of climate summit comes to San Francisco. Associated Press As climate change looms large for the oil industry, what could that mean for Alaska? Alaska Public Media Trump Administration wants to make it easier to release methane into air. New York Times
More Climate News September 14, 2018
Texas solar industry is on a roll, 2nd only to California. Houston Chronicle Texas municipality mothballs 470 MW of coal for the winter. Utility Dive A Texas nuclear-waste storage plan is back. So is the opposition. E&E News A year after Hurricane Harvey, Houston’s poorest neighborhoods are slowest to recover. New York Times 2018 summer was Austin’s third hottest: 51 days of triple-digit temperatures. Curbed Austin One year after Harvey: Homes gutted, neighbors gone and a Houston community still recovering. Washington Post Here's how Hurricane Harvey affected South Texas birds and their habitat. Corpus-Christi Caller-Times
More Climate News September 14, 2018
New Mexico plateau named for birds seeing them die off. Santa Fe New Mexican AG Jeff Landry: Lawsuits against big oil companies over climate change would threaten Louisiana jobs. Baton Rouge Advocate The fight to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline continues—in the bayous of Louisiana. The Nation Mexico's president-elect promises to clean up the environment — and build a new oil refinery. Washington Post
More Climate News September 14, 2018
Largest U.S. wind farm dealt potentially fatal blow in Texas. Bloomberg Thousands of scientists object to Trump's border wall. Washington Post Houstonians spend 27 percent of family energy budget on air conditioning. Houston Chronicle Coastal Texas towns still struggling from Harvey's economic impact. Houston Public Media After decades of living with pollution, relocation program offers Corpus Christi residents a way out. Texas Observer Bexar County's air officially too polluted to meet EPA's ozone standard. Rivard Report
More Climate News July 31, 2018
Louisiana tribes say federal recognition will help to face threat of climate change. NOLA.com The arid American west marches east, changing climate and agriculture. StateImpact Oklahoma Water plan urges New Mexico to prepare for drought, climate change. KRWG Scott Pruitt, fallen EPA chief, may rise again in Oklahoma. New York Times
More Climate News July 31, 2018
The last of the ocean wilderness. Scientific American Much of the U.S. electric grid could go the way of the landline phone. Wired Facebook video spreads climate denial misinformation to 5 million users. The Guardian Climate change is supercharging a hot and dangerous summer. Washington Post Lawmakers, lobbyists and the administration join forces to overhaul the endangered species act. New York Times Meet the teenagers leading a climate change movement. New York Times Sea level rise will flood key internet infrastructure within 15 years. Motherboard
More Climate News July 31, 2018
In a blow to local government, Texas Supreme Court strikes down plastic bag ordinances. Texas Observer GOP senators challenge funding for global warming education program. NBC News Major Trump donor helped Pruitt pick EPA science advisers. Politico ERCOT expects Texas power demand to break June record in heat wave. Reuters A red state goes green: How Texas became a pioneer in wind energy. CBS News
More Climate News July 1, 2018
Trump just erased an Obama-era policy to protect the oceans. Washington Post Louisiana utility regulators agree to wind farm project. AP Climate change sparked the border migration crisis. Daily Beast
More Climate News July 1, 2018
US judge throws out climate change lawsuits against big oil. AP India facing the 'worst water crisis in its history'. BBC Ocean science agency chief floats removing ‘climate’ from mission statement and focusing on trade deficit. Washington Post More than 20 nations seek lead in setting tougher climate. Reuters How the Koch Brothers are killing public transit projects around the country. New York Times Did Hurricane Maria worsen Puerto Rico's asthma crisis? Earther Climate refugees: No international iefinition, recognition or protections. NPR
More Climate News June 30, 2018
April was Earth's 400th warmer-than-normal month in a row. Washington Post California poised to be first state to require solar panels on new homes. The Guardian Steel town that voted for Trump banks on renewables. E&E News EPA's climate change website went down a year ago for 'updating.' It's still not back. Washington Post
More Climate News May 6, 2018
Hurricane season may be even worse in 2018 after a harrowing 2017. The Guardian In Oklahoma, critics say Pruitt stalled pollution case after taking industry funds. NPR
More Climate News May 6, 2018
Fresh from Hurricane Harvey’s flooding, Houston starts to build anew — in the flood plain. Washington Post Unpublished federal report projects bleak future for Texas mussels, rivers. Texas Observer Kinder Morgan shareholders’ eco-resolutions pass in rare investor upset. Vancouver Star
More Climate News May 6, 2018
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