In this week’s edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: The TWDB reviews its challenges and accomplishments in 2016, a Travis County utility deals with the aftermath of its contamination of a nature preserve and an interview with L’Oreal Stepney of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Energy
In-depth reporting on oil, gas, renewable power, and policies shaping the future of energy in Texas from The Texas Tribune.
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Rex Tillerson set for tough confirmation hearings for secretary of state
Senators will grill Rex Tillerson about the longtime oil executive’s business deals in difficult parts of the world and friendships with autocratic leaders on Wednesday.
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Texas electric generators bash EPA over proposed clean air rule
Environmental groups praised and power generators bashed a proposed federal environmental regulation on Tuesday aimed at improving visibility in national parks and wilderness areas in Texas and surrounding states.
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Poor Texans left in dark as state electricity aid program ends
Low-income Texans are struggling to come to grips with the demise of a longstanding program that helped them pay their electricity bills.
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Rough Patch: How plunging oil prices reversed fortunes in Texas
Amid the recent plunge in oil prices, The Texas Tribune visited various parts of Texas to see how they were being impacted. Read stories from West Texas, South Texas and the Panhandle.
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Oil prices, pipeline protests top 2016 energy, environment news
From heated pipeline protests to stubbornly low oil prices, these are the top energy and environmental stories the Tribune covered in 2016.
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Revisit our series on energy efficiency efforts
Take a look back at our series on global and local efforts to conserve energy and limit pollution through energy efficiency.
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Abandoned Texas oil wells seen as “ticking time bombs” of contamination
Texas is among several states grappling with a surge of abandoned drilling sites and dwindling funds to clean them up.
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In Corpus Christi, the latest water emergency was different
Corpus Christi has been struggling with water problems since last summer. But this latest incident — and its root cause — are different.
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Obama signs bill that may boost Texas hurricane protection study
President Obama signed into law a bill that may help expedite the long process of constructing a hurricane protection system for the Texas coast.