As promised, Texas is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over President Obama’s plan to combat climate change, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Friday, just after the new regulation had been finalized.
Energy
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Revisit Starstruck, a Project on Texas’ Newest Space Race
SpaceX and Blue Origin have big — and sometimes secretive — plans for commercial space flight from South and West Texas. While some of the companies’ new neighbors are hopeful, others fear the effects on wildlife and small-town life.
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Energy
In Washington, Texans Continue to Question Ozone Science
As evidenced Thursday during a U.S. House committee hearing, Texas officials and lawmakers are continuing to fight against tougher federal ground-level ozone standards implemented recently by the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Starstruck: The Fights and Flights Behind Texas’ Commercial Space Race
A half-century after NASA began pursuing spaceflight from Houston, Texas has again become the center of an emerging space industry. SpaceX and Blue Origin plan to launch commercial rockets from Texas sites. But they haven’t won over their neighbors.
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Energy
San Antonio Water Utility Leader Defends Controversial Project
The ousted author of a study that describes a controversial San Antonio water supply project as “high risk” squared off with the head of the city’s water utility Wednesday.
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Energy
Report: Texas Makes Strides in Energy Efficiency
After a years-long tumble, Texas has taken a major leap forward in an annual state-by-state ranking of energy efficiency policies — those aimed at slashing utility bills and carbon emissions by curbing energy use.
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New in Trib+Water: Cleaning the Waters by Swimming
In this week’s edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: A new swimsuit material takes contaminants out of the water, South Carolina floods highlight problem of stormwater runoff and an interview with James Simons of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
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Energy
Texans Seem to be Happier With Electric Companies
Texans are griping less about their electricity providers, but a sharp spike in complaints against one small company may affect oilman Ray Hunt’s $18 billion bid to take over the state’s largest electric transmission company.
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Criminal Justice
Harris County to Paxton: We’re Still Suing Volkswagen
Harris County has politely declined Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request to drop its lawsuit against Volkswagen over the carmaker’s use of software that allowed its diesel vehicles to skirt emissions limits.
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Energy
Sid Miller Sees Human Role in Climate Change
After seeing the smog in China, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller says he believes human actions have contributed to climate change — though Texas isn’t a big part of the problem.