Tag: environment
Hays County Commissioners vote against upgraded septic system for San Marcos shopping center
SAN MARCOS, Texas - Several businesses in San Marcos may have to close because of an out-of-date septic system. ...
Big Tech Asked for Looser Clean Water Act Permitting. Trump Wants to Give It to Them
There are currently more than 50 issued nationwide 404 permits—some of which still require pre-construction notifications—which are renewed once every five years. Many of...
Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency moves to repeal finding that allows climate regulation
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action to...
Texas buys land for new state parks that will be developed using $1 billion voter-approved fund
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Coastal Prairie Conservancy enters preservation agreement with Three Oaks Farm in Waller County | Houston Public Media
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The Coastal Prairie Conservancy has preserved another 220 acres of land in the Houston region.
The organization has entered into...
The Texas Floods Were a Preview of What’s to Come
This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.The country watched in horror as torrential rain drenched Texas earlier...
In Kerr County, some summer camps are reopening after the devastating July 4 flood
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The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway
“When combined with other Pacific pathways to Australia and New Zealand, nearly 4 percent of the population could migrate each year,” says Jane McAdam,...
The ICJ Rules That Failing to Combat Climate Change Could Violate International Law
If a country fails to take decisive action to protect the planet from climate change, it could be breaking international law and be held...
EPA Employees Still in the Dark as Agency Dismantles Scientific Research Office
Several EPA scientists stressed to WIRED that ORD’s current structure, which allows research to happen independent of the policy-making that occurs in other parts...
