The Massive Energy Requirements of Treating Texas’ Oilfield Wastewater
One company wants small nuclear reactors to power the energy-intensive process of purifying vast volumes of toxic “produced water” for use in agriculture and industry.
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Over 20 Years, Texas Allowed 1 Billion Pounds Excess Emissions
Massive pollution incidents have ballooned in Texas, with an almost total lack of enforcement in response.
The Awful 88th
Losers included taxpayers, teachers, trans youths, and anyone who uses electricity.
San Antonio to End Use of Coal Within Five Years
But CPS Energy’s decision to switch to natural gas highlights the potential and peril of cities’ clean energy transition.
Strangest State: Petty Drama, Electric Trucks and Hungry Bears
Fighting with your ex- in city council chambers? Ursine invaders with a taste for tacos? Just another day in far-flung Texas.
Catastrophe #88: The Texas Legislature Returns for a Brutal Year
What lawmakers should do to mitigate the state's cascading crises, and what they are liable to do instead.
Climate Advocacy’s Elder Statesman
Al Gore talks about what’s next for the environmental movement in Texas and beyond.
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Former Top Lawmaker on Grid Reforms Becomes Power Company Lobbyist
The ex-chair of a powerful Texas House committee claims he’s found a way around an untested revolving door law.
Climate Activists Sit In At Department of Transportation Over Oil Exports
Deepwater terminals in the Gulf would fuel output and growth despite the Biden administration's promises of steep emissions cuts.
Energy Advocates Urge Biden to Declare Climate Emergency
Intervention by the federal government could protect Gulf Coast "sacrifice zones" while keeping the power on amid record temperatures.