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Environment

A New Generation of Industries Emerges in Texas from Federal Push for Mining Revival

The United States doesn’t produce the minerals and metals needed for renewable energy, microchips, or military technology. Authorities want to change that as quickly as possible.

by Dylan Baddour

Keep Reading

Where the Water Reached

by Brenda Bazán

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

by Gus Bova

Corpus Christi Launches Emergency Water Projects as Reservoirs Dwindle and Industrial Demand Grows 

by Dylan Baddour

Apr 30, 2024

Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our May/June Issue

A note from the new interim editor-in-chief

by Gus Bova

Apr 25, 2024

Texas Exotic Hunts Are Dangerously Unregulated

Some hunting ranches in Texas routinely offer hunts of endangered or threatened exotic species. This should not be allowed.

by Amber Gobell

Apr 18, 2024

‘Forever Chemicals,’ Religion, and Family Tragedy in Texas

PFAS do not break down but rather persist indefinitely. It is possible that Dad drank carcinogenic water for most of his life.

by Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn

Apr 17, 2024

The Epic Texas Panhandle Fire Is Just a Preview

Texas officials go to bat for oil and gas while the climate-fueled Smokehouse Creek Fire still rages.

by Christopher Collins

The sun is setting over the refineries and windmills along Nueces Bay Apr 11, 2024

Water Scarcity and Clean Energy Collide in South Texas

A high-tech chemical company has purchased the last available water in the Nueces River to make hydrogen and ammonia for export.

by Dylan Baddour

Mar 08, 2024

New Lake Will Fuel Petrochemical Expansion

Blocked in Louisiana, Formosa Plastics looks to grow around Texas' Lavaca Bay, but it and other industrial plants are waiting for water.

by Dylan Baddour

A cartoon of firefighters accessing a burning building via a window, only to discover a Republican elephant inside. The fire is labeled "Climate Collapse." One firefighter turns to another and says, "Forget it—he insists fire is just a hoax." Feb 09, 2024

Loon Star State: Hoax

This is fine.

by Ben Sargent

A cluster of people with cameras gather among native plants as they hunt for signs of insects and other small wildlife near the visitor center at the LBJ WildFlower Center. Feb 05, 2024

Insects All Around Us

Exploring the foliage for crawling, flying critters in one of Austin’s most beautiful nature preserves.

by Kit O'Connell

A grainy photo of two fish, each about 2-inches long, nestled among underwater greenery. They have orange and pink scales, not unlike some goldfish. This species was recently declared extinct, decades after the last sighting. Dec 04, 2023

Going Extinct in Texas

Declaring an endangered species officially gone can take decades.

by Paula Levihn-Coon

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