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Proposition K, comprising several climate policies, landed on the ballot after organizers gathered about 22,000 signatures on a petition. But it sparked fierce opposition – and heavy campaign spending – from business groups.
Context
In cities including San Antonio, local authorities with an eye to climate, sustainability and jobs impacts increasingly are requiring that buildings be taken apart rather than demolished.
El Paso Matters
Proposition K, comprising several climate policies, landed on the ballot after organizers gathered about 22,000 signatures on a petition. But it sparked fierce opposition – and heavy campaign spending – from business groups.
Grist
Texas led in generating electricity from wind, natural gas and coal, and was the No. 2 state in solar. Experts say the national trend toward renewables still isn’t fast enough to stop the worst impacts of climate change.
Texas Tribune
As global efforts to combat climate change falter, climate activists have turned to local initiatives to rein in carbon emissions. A May vote on a city charter amendment has thrust El Paso into the fray.
Context
The new science report says rapid, deep emissions cuts are needed. It urges people everywhere to act out of self-interest for their health and wellbeing and says choices this decade will have impacts for thousands of years.
Grist
The Treasury Department's definition will affect billions of dollars in federal subsidies for the nascent industry. Hydrogen fuel could replace oil, gas, and coal in a range of applications with no carbon emissions when used.
Exxon’s new ‘advanced recycling’ plant raises environmental concerns. The Guardian
Houston urges residents to conserve water ahead of population boom. Houston Chronicle
Bills aimed at adding more natural gas power to Texas grid clear Senate. Texas Tribune
Big oil firms touted algae as climate solution. Now all have pulled funding. The Guardian
Diesel buses harm the environment. These El Paso school districts are going electric. Yale Climate Connections
Texas Senate moves to set aside billions for future water needs. Texas Tribune
Report: Texas fracking is exacerbating the PFAS crisis. Grist
Record-breaking sea temperatures set to bring supercharged storms. New Scientist
Methane big part of ‘alarming’ rise in planet-warming gases. AP
EPA Is said to propose rules meant to drive up electric car sales tenfold. New York Times
Lost decade: How Shell downplayed early warnings over climate change. DeSmog
Climate crisis causing more home runs in baseball, study suggests. The Guardian
The rise of ‘doomers’: The people who think climate change can’t be stopped. Washington Post
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