At a contentious hearing on Monday, lawmakers expressed skepticism about transforming Texas’ wholesale energy market in an attempt to ensure the long-term reliability of the state’s electric grid.
Jim Malewitz
Jim Malewitz was a reporter at the Tribune from 2013 to 2017, covering energy and environment and then working on investigations. Previously, he covered those issues for Stateline, a nonprofit news service in Washington, D.C. The Michigan native majored in political science at Grinnell College in Iowa and holds a master’s from the University of Iowa. There, he helped launch the nonprofit Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism, where he currently serves on the board of directors. Jim also coaches the Texas Tribune Runoffs, which, sources say, is the scrappiest coed newsroom softball team west of the Mississippi.
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Energy
Railroad Commission Hopeful: New Textbook is Flawed
Becky Berger, a candidate for Texas railroad commissioner, this week criticized an environmental science textbook that is under review by the Texas Board of Education, muddling the book’s path to final approval.
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Energy
Momentum for Water Recycling on Oilfields, but Still a Long Way to Go
As the drought continues across Texas, more oil and gas companies are considering the long-term benefits of water recycling, and state officials are trying to make the transition easier.
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Troubled Waters
Communities Along Red River Seek Feds’ Help
As drought-ridden communities near the Red River spend millions on major water projects, water managers say a decades-old federal project to clean up salt in the river water could also ease the strain.
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Energy
Commissioner: Nuclear Waste Ruling Could Save Texans Money
Over the past three decades, Texans have contributed $678 million to fund a nuclear waste project that does not exist. A federal appeals court has ordered the federal government to stop collecting such fees.
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Energy
Brian Janous: The TT Interview
Microsoft’s director of energy strategy on the company’s big investment in Texas wind, the expiring federal renewable energy tax credit and the debate over whether Texas should transform its energy market.
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Energy
Wayne Christian Releases New Texas Railroad Commission Ad
Former state Rep. Wayne Christian, R-Center, a candidate for the Texas Railroad Commission, introduces himself in a new ad.
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Energy
Railroad Commission Candidates Tout Anti-Abortion Credentials
The Texas Railroad Commission has nothing to do with abortion. But that hasn’t stopped some Republicans vying for an open seat on the three-member commission from touting their anti-abortion stances.
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Energy
Report Raises Questions About Integrity of Keystone XL Pipeline
A consumer advocacy group says it has documented at least 125 possible anomalies across a 250-mile stretch of the Keystone XL pipeline, raising questions about the integrity of a project that traverses more than 600 Texas rivers and streams.
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Energy
After Arkansas Spill, East Texans Seek Permanent Shutdown of Pipeline
About eight months after a ruptured pipe spewed at least 210,000 gallons of tar sands oil in Arkansas, residents and some public officials in East Texas are calling on regulators to permanently shutter the Pegasus pipeline, which runs beneath local reservoirs and backyards.
