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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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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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Energy
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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Energy
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.
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In Texas, EPA proposing more emissions restrictions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to withdraw a plan aimed at reducing haze in Texas’ national parks and tamping down on toxic air emissions. But it’s also quietly proposing another.
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New in Trib+Water: TWDB issues 2017 State Water Plan
In this week’s edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: The Texas Water Development Board has issued the 2017 State Water Plan, scientists find soil could increase global warming and an interview with Jacquelyn Duke of Baylor University.
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Energy
EPA: Fracking can harm drinking water
In an amped-up final report, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says there is scientific evidence that hydraulic fracturing activities can impact the nation’s drinking water resources under some circumstances.
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Energy
Rick Perry’s energy legacy is more complicated than you think
With President-elect Donald Trump set to tap former Texas Gov. Rick Perry to head the department of energy, here’s a closer look at the energy legacy of the state’s longest-serving governor.
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Rex Tillerson, Exxon Mobil, and climate change probes — and how Texas is involved
Amid news that President-elect Donald Trump will make Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson the country’s next secretary of state, a refresher on the oil giant’s efforts to thwart Democratic-led probes into what it knew about climate change and when.
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Report: Trump taps a Texan, Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson, for secretary of state
President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly picked Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be his secretary of state, turning to a Texan to be the country’s top diplomat.