Tag: environment
A Texas county rejects a moratorium on data center development amid AI boom
After hours of testimony from dozens of residents, Hood County commissioners voted down a proposed temporary pause on new industrial development, including data centers,...
These Texas counties still require emissions testing
AUSTIN, Texas - While Texas vehicle owners are no longer required to have a yearly inspection, some counties still require emissions testing, and...
How Texas is getting ready for this weekend’s winter storm
DALLAS – Nearly five years after Winter Storm Uri sparked widespread power outages and killed hundreds of Texans, officials and residents are once more...
Climate activist predicts high electricity prices and Trump’s attacks on green energy will hurt GOP
RIPTON, Vt. – At a time when the Trump administration rolled back numerous environmental regulations while global temperatures and U.S. carbon pollution spiked, longtime...
Texas students compete for $2,500 scholarships in environmental video contest
article AUSTIN, Texas - Take Care of Texas is running a contest for middle school and high school students to help protect...
Environmental experts say Texas data centers come with uncertainty
article The main switchyard at a Midlothian power plant. The federal government is sending Texas more than $60 million to strengthen the state’s...
1 million gallons of sulfuric acid leaks into Houston Ship Channel, officials say | Houston Public Media
Gail Delaughter/Houston Public Media
Air and water quality were being monitored Saturday after about 1 million gallons of sulfuric acid was released into the Houston...
Fishing with drones is against federal law; Texas fishermen take closer look at rules
What they're saying: "The old saying was, big fish are in big water, right, so we have always tried...
Trump plans to weaken vehicle mileage rules that limit air pollution
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is expected to announce a proposal Wednesday to weaken vehicle mileage rules for the auto industry, loosening regulatory pressure...
Where others saw litter, he saw a bird: Galveston artist crafts reddish egret from washed-up debris | Houston Public Media
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When artist Evan McClimans saw broken garbage bins, a discarded kayak and blue bottle caps that littered Galveston’s beaches, he didn't see it...
