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Houston quietly ended its business recycling program, leaving organizations scrambling for alternatives
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (978+ words) Houston quietly ended a recycling program for businesses late last year, leaving organizations that chose to recycle with one less way to do so in a city that already recycles less of its waste than other major Texas cities. Some…...
Texas ranch dispute highlights tensions over aging oil wells and cleanup costs
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1784+ words) Jackie Chesnutt props up a sign next to a leaking oil well operated by Core Petro on her property near Knickerbocker. Jackie Chesnutt poses for a portrait on her property in Tom Green County. She has documented pollution from oil…...
Texas governor wants to speed up work on a fly-breeding factory to fight a cattle parasite
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (956+ words) Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expressed concern Friday that a new factory isn’t expected to start breeding sterile New World screwworm flies for more than a year as a big part of the effort to stop its flesh-eating larvae from threatening…...
With limited options, Corpus Christi focuses on delaying – not avoiding – its looming water crisis
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1464+ words) The city is looking into emergency conservation measures as most options for additional water have been tapped or are years from completion. Five straight years of record heat, sporadic rainfall and divided leadership has Corpus Christi in danger of becoming…...
How Washington's crossing of the Delaware presaged a changing world
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (531+ words) February 15, 2026 / 9:27 AM EST / CBS News Spend some time staring at the famous painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware," and you can't miss the ice. It's everywhere. Cold weather became part of Washington's military strategy, says Alex Robb, an educator at Washington…...
Texas water crisis explained ahead of 2025 election
1+ year, 1+ day ago (294+ words) by Alejandra Martinez, Berenice Garcia, Carla Astudillo, Carlos Nogueras Ramos, Jayme Lozano Carver, Jess Huff, Suraj Thapa and Yuriko Schumacher, The Texas Tribune September 11, 2025 A growing population, leaking pipes and changing climate threaten the state’s water supply. Texas lawmakers hope…...
Trump rolls back Biden-era environmental rule on cooling units
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (45+ words) An executive order signed by President Trump on Thursday loosens a federal rule requiring grocery stores and air conditioning companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cooling equipment. CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand has more. Trump rolls back Biden-era environmental…...
Massive Gulf Coast chemical plant halted amid air pollution concerns
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (326+ words) Petrochemical plant on Teeside, North East, UK. A petrochemical plant proposed in Jefferson County, Texas, has stalled after Eenergy Transfer withdrew and air application permit. A massive petrochemical project planned for the Texas Gulf Coast has suddenly been put on…...
Houston's 'Demolition Days' begins with Kashmere Gardens teardown and a controversy over how it's being paid for
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (361+ words) HOUSTON — Houston leaders launched a new “Demolition Days” initiative Friday, starting with a longtime abandoned home in Kashmere Gardens. City leaders said dangerous properties like the home on Kashmere Street attract illegal dumping and contribute to drainage problems in nearby…...
Houston's fastest-growing suburb is quietly sinking
4+ mon, 23+ hour ago (623+ words) Katy—located west of Houston and long-ranked among the state's fastest-expanding communities—is sinking faster than any other suburb in the Houston area, according to a recent report from the Houston-Galveston Subsidence District. Over roughly the last two decades, Katy…...