Just weeks after false reports of a nuclear missile terrified Hawaiians, an erroneous tsunami warning was sent to individuals in Texas and along the East Coast.
Environment
Coverage of climate, conservation, natural resources, and environmental policy shaping the state, from The Texas Tribune.
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Environment
Study: Deadly Wimberley floods rooted in weather patterns, intensified by development
Researchers at the University of Texas at San Antonio have found that development along the Blanco River intensified the impact of a 40-foot wall of water that gushed down the waterway on Memorial Day weekend 2015.
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Energy
White House to withdraw controversial nominee to head Council on Environmental Quality
Kathleen Hartnett White, who once headed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, may no longer be in line to serve as a top White House environmental official.
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In Harvey's Wake
In Houston, thousands of Harvey victims still waiting for aid to repair their homes
The Tribune teamed up with PBS NewsHour to tell the story of one Houston family trying to make their flood-damaged home livable again while they wait for federal aid that’s been too slow to arrive.
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Environment
Drought returns to Texas just months after Hurricane Harvey floods state
Just five months after the monster storm gave Texas its wettest month in history, much of the state is now in a drought — including areas that saw historic flooding.
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Environment
Texas Supreme Court hears oral arguments in plastic bag ban case
Lawyers spent almost an hour in the Texas Supreme Court arguing whether Laredo’s 2015 ban on plastic grocery bags was illegal. The future of bag bans in cities across the state could hinge on the case.
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Environment
Hurricane Harvey was year’s costliest U.S. disaster at $125 billion in damages
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria combined with devastating Western wildfires and other natural catastrophes to make 2017 the most expensive year on record for disasters, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Monday.
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Environment
How thousands of homes were built inside Houston reservoirs designed to flood (audio)
Last year saw the most destructive Atlantic hurricane season on record. How did we get here? We investigated by wading through the damage left by Hurricane Harvey in Houston.
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Criminal Justice
Relatives report inadequate heating at more than 30 Texas prisons
Relatives of inmates have reported that more than 30 Texas prisons lacked adequate heating during the state’s recent cold snap. A Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman said Wednesday that all prison units were “operating with adequate heating.”
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Environment
The Texas coastline is slowly disappearing. Here’s how one community is coping.
The Lone Star State’s shoreline is experiencing one of the highest rates of land loss of any coastal area in the country thanks to a combination of subsidence, sea level rise and storm surges.
