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‘Rapid explosion’ of data centers causes planning struggles for Texas power grid
As companies look to build projects that consume more power than cities, ERCOT is trying to plan transmission.
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Texas says it’s strict on oilfield well emissions. The data shows otherwise.
Despite industry claims Texas is success story in controlling emissions, state regulators rubber stamp nearly every request to burn or vent gas into the atmosphere.
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Bad Takes: Talking about climate change’s role in the Central Texas floods isn’t ‘politicizing the issue’
Right-wing pundits and politicians have shown no qualms about deflecting blame when it comes to the tragedy.
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Climate change helped fuel heavy rains that led to devastating Texas flood
Officials are reporting more than 100 fatalities, including children and camp counselors.
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Experts worry about natural disaster readiness as Trump’s phase-out of FEMA moves ahead
Trump said he’ll start dismantling the Federal Emergency Management Agency this year: ‘We want to bring it down to the state level.’
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The tax increase tucked into Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’
Republicans have touted the House-passed legislation as one of the largest tax cuts in the nation’s history. They’ve failed to mention this increase targeting electric and hybrid vehicle owners.
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Film Razing Liberty Square shows how climate change affected one poor neighborhood
The documentary will screen this Saturday at San Antonio’s Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, followed by a discussion.
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Texas is unprepared for compound climate disasters
Flaws in the state’s emergency response system were laid bare by Hurricane Beryl last July. Residents of places like Houston’s Fifth Ward had to fend for themselves as they were tormented by wind, water, power outages and chemical releases.
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The Sunbelt’s growing population faces increasing climate hazards
New research identified the counties in the U.S. with large and vulnerable populations exposed to heat stress, water shortages or wildfire, with most found in the southern half of the country.
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The Trump picks who could decide our climate future
It’s not just the EPA. From Elon Musk and RFK Jr. to Marco Rubio and Doug Burgum, Trump’s choices to lead key agencies are poised to set a very different climate agenda.
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Disinformation threatens climate action, UN Warns
Top officials in Baku for COP29 say the spread of false climate narratives undercuts the annual climate talks.
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Funds to help low-income Texas families with summer electric bills are stretched thin
A federal program helps people in poverty cover the costs of heat and cooling. But advocates say it disadvantages states like Texas, even though extreme heat is a key cause of weather-related deaths.
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Climate progress requires uniting against political violence and conspiracy thinking
Sure, political violence is wrong; but also: it doesn’t work.
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Texas weather extremes likely to become normal, scientists say
Climate scientists say that extreme rain and drought are likely to become more common due to climate change.
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Texas farmers face mounting expenses as droughts worsen
Rising temperatures intensify drought and increase costs for the heavily subsidized crop insurance program.
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Dangerous Texas Memorial Day heat made 5 times more likely by global warming
Punishing heat arriving across South Texas this week places most residents in region under ‘extreme’ threat of negative heat-related health impacts.
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Bad Takes: It’s time for all of us to take potential environmental calamity seriously
Elected officials, including those in San Antonio, must pay attention to the air quality and climate threats faced by their constituents.
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As climate change intensifies wildfire risk, prescribed burns prove their worth in the heat-stressed Panhandle
Officials say a prescribed burn stopped the Windy Deuce Fire from entering neighborhoods. But the practice has faced opposition from some landowners.
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Why some Texas cities are getting rid of their minimum parking rules
Most cities require homes and businesses to have parking. Critics say they drive up housing costs, foster car dependency and raise carbon emissions.
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Abbott’s border standoff fueled by a climate crisis he helped create
Record levels of forced migration are tied to an environmental collapse that Republicans worsened on behalf of the fossil fuel industry.