What the new climate change report means for El Paso and the Southwest
The Southwestern United States is on the frontlines of climate change and the decades-long effects on the El Paso area will likely worsen, local and...
Gas projects reveal FERC’s environmental justice conundrum
Two liquefied natural gas terminals under development at the tip of Texas’ Gulf Coast could either lift low-income residents out of poverty or destroy local...
A $26 Billion Plan to Save the Houston Area From Rising Seas
When Hurricane Ike made landfall in 2008, Bill Merrell took shelter on the second floor of a historic brick building in downtown Galveston, Texas, along...
Majority of Texans concerned about Texas power grid during summer heat
That's bad news for the 85% of Texans who said they can't live without air conditioning during Texas summers. Renewable energy provider Rhythm conducted the recent survey...
If All Goes According To (Renewable Energy) Plan, Texas Will Be Fine
Extreme weather has been punching holes in the legendary ERCOT power grid of Texas, leading some to predict many years of doom and distress ahead....
Texas Matters: The State Of Climate Change Denial
Global climate change has already had observable effects on the environment. Glaciers have shrunk, the sea is rising, animal ranges have shifted and there are...
Austin’s biomass power plant idled again during mid-June energy crunch
The City of Austin’s biomass power plant sat idle again, producing no power, during another statewide electricity shortage last week, according to the city’s electric...
Clean energy dreams bump against economic realities of oil and gas
In the last two years, Houston’s political and business leaders have increasingly staked the city’s future on becoming a leader in the energy transition, a...