In Abilene, Stargate Project Puts AI Boom Ahead of Human Health
The first data center for a $500-billion artificial intelligence project arrives in small-town Texas, alongside a potentially harmful natural gas plant.
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Indigenous Leaders Fight to Keep Natural Gas Pipelines Off Sacred Lands
Carrizo Comecrudo members have beaten three proposed LNG export terminals. But two projects remain, fueled by the war in Ukraine.
Texas Activists Took Their Fight Against a Natural Gas Project Abroad—And They’re Winning
The Texas Railroad Commission’s about-face on natural gas flaring can be partially linked to pressure from European companies concerned about Texas’ dirty gas.
A Texas City Had a Bold New Climate Plan—Until a Gas Company Got Involved
The fossil fuel industry is using the same playbook to fight city climate plans around the country.
Bridge to Nowhere
Where the Texas Gulf Coast meets Mexico, a trio of fossil fuel companies is planning an industrial complex the likes of which Texas’ Rio Grande Valley has never seen.
Climate Change Will Drive Up Energy Use in Texas and Beyond
A new study found that global energy demand could rise by as much as 58 percent in the next 30 years due to climate change. But Texas’ electric grid doesn’t exactly account for this climate impact.
A New Study Shows that the Oil and Gas Industry is Wasting a Shocking Quantity of Natural Gas in Texas
Frackers are burning millions of dollars worth of natural gas — releasing hazardous chemicals and greenhouse gases into the air, worsening climate change and creating health risks.
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Could Kinder Morgan’s ‘Permian Highway’ Scar the Hill Country?
On its 430-mile path to the Gulf, the natural gas pipeline would gash the iconic Hill Country, a region relatively free from oil and gas development.
The 10 Best Observer Stories of 2016: ‘Company Town’
How big business turned a Gulf Coast beach town into an industrial zone.
Big Bend Residents Fighting Trans-Pecos Pipeline Feel ‘Left Behind’ by Candidates
Anti-pipeline voters in the Big Bend region say a Trump presidency would be disastrous for the region.