Past Contributions

• Texans Wonder If Wild Weather Is The New Norm

  By Carol Flake Nov. 17, 2015

  Climatologists are studying whether the wild swings in weather patterns in Texas this year are unique or bode a "new normal" resulting from climate change. Full Story 

• Proposed Reservoir in North Texas Stirs Controversy

  By Carol Flake Nov. 17, 2015

  A proposed dam and reservoir to be built along Lower Bois d'Arc Creek would supply water for several counties, but it would also mean the end of a way of life for many farmers. Full Story 

• Septic Systems Seen as Culprit in Long Island Water Pollution

  By Carol Flake Nov. 17, 2015

  Thousands of dead fish and turtles washed ashore in Long Island, N.Y., as a result of toxic waters that have been attributed to the runoff from septic systems on the island. Full Story 

• Farmers Slow To Use Water Conserving Methods

  By Carol Flake Nov. 3, 2015

  Although agriculture is the leading cause of water pollution in the U.S., farmers in drought-stricken states have been slow to adapt such water-conserving practices as no-till and cover cropping. Full Story 

• Environmentalist Says Conservation Is Good for Business

  By Carol Flake Nov. 3, 2015

  Stuart Orr of the World Wide Fund for Nature is looking at collaborative partnerships with businesses and environmentalists, reversing the idea that environmentalists are anti-business. Full Story 

• Event: Agriculture Through the Water-Energy-Food Nexus

  By Carol Flake Nov. 3, 2015

  The "Navigating Agriculture Through the Water-Energy-Food Nexus" symposium will address the impact of climate change on agriculture and other subjects, such as the effect of the shale boom on agriculture. Full Story 

• Slow Adaptation to Rapid Warming Leads to Fishery Collapse

  By Carol Flake Nov. 3, 2015

  A new study of the declining cod fishery in the Gulf of Maine demonstrates how failure to recognize or adapt to effects of climate change such as rapidly warming ocean waters can jeopardize ecological systems. Full Story 

• Water Forum Focuses on State’s Future Water Supplies

  By Carol Flake Nov. 3, 2015

  The San Antonio Clean Technology Forum, held Oct. 26, laid out views on water quality issues and the city's new water initiatives, including the Vista Ridge pipeline project and others funded by the Texas Water Development Board. Full Story 

• Water Wars Not Over in Hays County

  By Carol Flake Oct. 20, 2015

  Plans to pump water from a previously unregulated part of the Trinity Aquifer continue to stir controversy in Hays County, even after legislation brought the aquifer under the control of the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District. Full Story 

• South Carolina Floods Highlight Stormwater Problems

  By Carol Flake Oct. 20, 2015

  The heavy floods that devastated South Carolina this month revealed a nationwide water pollution problem: the stormwater that washes pollutants from cities and farmlands into lakes and streams. Full Story