Environment

2+ day, 17+ 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…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (415+ words) Across Texas, lakes and reservoirs have seen the benefits of the heavy rains that drenched the state this spring and summer. Outside of San Antonio, beloved Canyon Lake is completely full. In the Coastal Bend, Lake Corpus Christi is nearly…...

4+ week, 22+ hour 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…...

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…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (332+ words) After years of drought left Medina Lake at historically low levels, the Hill Country reservoir is showing signs of a remarkable recovery. About 40 miles northwest of San Antonio, Medina Lake has long been a favorite destination for boaters, anglers and…...

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…...

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…...

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…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (920+ words) U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins watched sterile flies being released to fight the New World screwworm on Thursday and visited the Texas ranch where one of the first cases of the pest was detected. The screwworm could devastate the nation’s cattle…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (313+ words) Updated on: June 11, 2026 / 8:21 PM EDT / CBS News Nashville, Tennessee — Residents packed a city public hearing in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday night, looking to stop a nearly 70,000-square-foot data center from being built near the Nashville Zoo, arguing it would expose…...