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An aerial view of an oil and gas refinery on the Gulf Coast in Texas City. Smokestacks and storage containers dot the landscape under a partly cloudy sky.

Texas Bets on Undersea Carbon Capture, Despite Concerns

Critics worry about leakage through rock layers, pipeline safety and the lackluster record of the technology onshore.

by Amal Ahmed

Keep Reading

Pipeline Operators Release or Flare Tons of Gas During June Heatwave

by Dylan Baddour

Julián Castro’s Climate Plan Addresses Environmental Racism

by Amal Ahmed

Carbon Sequestration Isn’t The Long-Term Solution. Is it a Short-Term One?

by Sammy Feldblum

The ExxonMobil refinery in Baytown. Officials in the Virgin Islands are currently looking into whether the oil giant misled its shareholders, but Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a court brief hoping to stop the investigation. May 07, 2019

The EPA Told Texas to Crack Down on Dangerous Air Emissions in 2015. The State Never Did, and Now It Won’t Have to.

Trump’s EPA rescinded a rule that would have forced Texas to close a loophole exploited by industrial polluters in 97 percent of illegal emission events.

by Christopher Collins

hurricane harvey Nov 26, 2018

Trump Administration Report: Climate Change Is Hurting Texas

If greenhouse gasses aren’t curbed, the Texas economy will likely face devastating consequences from climate change.

by Naveena Sadasivam

chamizal, bus hub, el paso Apr 03, 2018

Alleging ‘Environmental Racism,’ El Paso Activists File Civil Rights Complaint Against School District

“EPISD didn’t propose [a hub for 124 buses] anywhere else because other communities wouldn’t have accepted it,” said Chamizal community organizer Hilda Villegas.

by Naveena Sadasivam

Inside this month's print issue

Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our May/June 2025 Issue

A note from the editor-in-chief

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State of Texas: Oceanfront Property In Lubbock?

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