TX: Water
Houston metro residents benefit from conservation easement
A conservation easement nine years in the making will benefit a local Texas community by preserving almost 1,000 acres. The Bayou Land Conservancy …
TX Climate Change Mitigation Project Could Benefit Other Communities
By Katie Watkins for Houston Public Media.Broadcast version by Roz Brown for Texas News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public …
Groups Charge Desalination Plants Are Wrong for Corpus Christi
A Texas environmental group is sounding the alarm about seawater desalination plants proposed for Corpus Christi Bay, warning they could have …
Conservation Groups: Far-Reaching Clean Water Protections in Peril
Fifty years ago this week, Congress passed the Clean Water Act, allowing policymakers in the 50 states to limit pollution, prosecute polluters and …
TX Group Makes Earth Day Plea for Cleaner Environment
It is Earth Day, and the Texas Campaign for the Environment is backing a movement targeting fossil-fuel exporters across the state. Texas is the …
Climate Change Expected to Increase Displacement, Migration in Texas
HOUSTON -- The Biden administration has said it wants to prevent worst-case scenarios due to climate change, and Texas has several risks that need to …
Texas Water Conservation Stalls in Latest Scorecard
AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas has some of the most progressive water-conservation laws and policies in the United States, but water conservation by …
Texas Schools Tap Container Farms to Fill Cafeterias with Fresh Produce
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Texas schools are using refrigerated freight containers converted into hydroponic farms as an extension of the classroom…
Texas Improves Flood Preparedness After Hurricane Harvey
HOUSTON – The State of Texas, still reeling from damage from Hurricane Harvey and other recent storms, has taken a major step toward improving …
Report: Fracking Stresses Texas Water Supplies
AMARILLO, Texas – The oil and gas industry's thirst for water – a critical component of hydraulic fracturing – has skyrocketed…
Government Watchdog Groups: Pruitt's EPA Exit "Long Overdue"
WASHINGTON – After allegedly overspending on everything from pens to lavish trips and accepting questionable deals from lobbyists, government …
Report: Dakota Access Pipeline Demonstrations Inspired Legislative Crackdown
AUSTIN, Texas – A new Greenpeace USA report documents how the corporate sponsor behind the Dakota Access Pipeline continues to use a variety of …