In Texas, treated oilfield wastewater releases increasing

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. This story is published in partnership with Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for the ICN newsletter here. These days the Pecos …

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Texas activists wage transatlantic fight to stop LNG exports

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The nonprofit publication Capital & Main produced this article. It is co-published with permission. In the Rio Grande Valley along the U.S.-Mexico border, residents are battling to preserve some of the last pristine …

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Ex-oil and gas workers push geothermal power forward in Texas

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. This is the second of a three-part series on emerging energy sources and Texas’ role in developing them. Part one, on hydrogen fuel, published on Monday; part three, on small nuclear reactors, will …

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Texas companies race to develop hydrogen as a fuel

This is the first of a three-part series on emerging energy sources and Texas’ role in developing them. Part two, on geothermal energy, publishes Tuesday, and part three, on small nuclear reactors, will publish on Wednesday. JEFFERSON COUNTY — A concrete platform with fading blue paint marks the birthplace of the modern oil and gas …

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Cómo el monitoreo de la calidad del aire falla en Texas

Este proyecto de la beca de Medioambiente de Altavoz Lab, en alianza con Environmental Health Sciences, realizado con fondos adicionales del Pulitzer Center. Un reportaje copublicado por The Texas Tribune, Environmental Health News, palabra y La Esquina de Texas. Click here to read this story in English. CLOVERLEAF — En un caluroso y húmedo día …

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How Texas air quality monitoring fails Latino communities

This project was created through the Altavoz Lab Environmental Fellowship in partnership with Environmental Health Sciences and received additional funding from the Pulitzer Center. It was co-published by The Texas Tribune, Environmental Health News and palabra. Haz clic aquí para leer este reportaje en español. CLOVERLEAF — On a hot, humid October day, Cristina Lazo …

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Texas judge strikes down air pollution permit for oil terminal

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Oil and gas companies spill millions of gallons of wastewater in Texas

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. This story is published in partnership with Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for the ICN newsletter here. The prolific oil and …

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