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Houston Energy & Climate Week Proceeds Fund First Community Grant Round
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (222+ words) Grants are awarded to nine organizations focused on energy and climate literacy, civil dialogue, and united action. These organizations help students, educators, families, and communities engage with energy and climate in practical, local, and lasting ways. From hands-on STEM learning…...
What happened to Houston's beloved River Oaks palm trees?
4+ week, 1+ day ago (392+ words) Houstonians are concerned after social media videos showed that the iconic palm trees on West Gray St in River Oaks were mysteriously cut down without warning. The palm trees on West Gray usher visitors into an entirely different world than…...
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 leaders are asking data centers how much water they use. Most aren’t responding
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (775+ words) Data centers use water to cool their massive arrays of computer servers. A state agency sent out a survey to figure out how much, but less than a third of the companies responded. Data centers need a lot of water…...
Is Texas' most famous endangered bird finally making a comeback?
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (430+ words) A new survey estimated 540 whooping cranes wintered on the Texas coast during the 2025-2026 season. Whooping cranes are showing up in places Texans don't normally expect to see them. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reported Wednesday that an estimated 540 whooping cranes…...
Nature: Cormorants in California
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (27+ words) We leave you this Sunday with a colony of cormorants and friends putting on a show near Santa Cruz, California. Videographer: Lance Milbrand. Nature: Cormorants in California...
Meet Dino, the flukeless dolphin that was found beating the odds in Galveston Bay
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (397+ words) Researchers saw the dolphin swimming without its flukes, or tail fins, in 2022. There have been only four other similarly documented cases around the world. While on a routine observation boat survey in September 2022, researchers with the Galveston Bay Dolphin Research…...
Data centers need water. Texas oil companies think they have the solution.
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1746+ words) The site of a pilot project where Circle Verde Water is testing a new technology that would treat oilfield wastewater on Thursday, March 7, 2024 in Coahoma. Thirsty data centers are cropping up all over Texas, as the state contends with a…...
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…...
Solar will pass coal in power generation in Texas in 2026
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (184+ words) Annual electric power generated from solar will surpass that of coal in Texas for the first time in 2026, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's latest Short-Term Energy Outlook. Utility-scale solar generation is expected to reach 78 billion kilowatt-hours in the Electric…...