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.
Environment
Coverage of climate, conservation, natural resources, and environmental policy shaping the state, from The Texas Tribune.
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In Harvey's Wake
What Texas learned in the wake of Hurricane Harvey
Two Tribune reporters who covered Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath discuss the historic storm’s financial impact, recovery efforts and what citizens and state officials have learned in the wake of the devastating storm.
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Graphics and data reporting
How Texas allows industrial facilities to spew unauthorized air pollution — with few consequences
Revisit our investigation of how thousands of “rogue releases” — when industrial polluters spew noxious chemicals into the air during malfunctions and other unplanned incidents, exceeding permit limits — occur in Texas each year.
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Environment
After Harvey, some South Texans more wary than ever about plan to build landfill near floodplain
Months after Hurricane Harvey rainfall triggered the leak of hazardous waste, new scrutiny is being paid to a company’s plan to develop a landfill outside Laredo near a floodplain.
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Environment
Global warming boosted Hurricane Harvey’s rainfall by at least 15 percent, studies find
Two independent research teams have reported that the deluge from Hurricane Harvey was significantly heavier than it would have been before the era of human-caused global warming.
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Environment
In search of a flood fix, one Houston community turned to a golf course
Clear Lake City officials say they hope the project will serve as an example of how communities can take matters into their own hands as they await the completion of large-scale flood control projects.
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Environment
Trump’s top environmental pick says she has “many questions” about climate change
Kathleen Hartnett White, the former head of the Texas Council on Environmental Quality and President Trump’s pick to serve as his top White House environmental official, faced tough questioning at her confirmation hearing Wednesday.
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Environment
Buda voters to decide whether to reintroduce fluoride to tap water
As the Central Texas city moved to reintroduce fluoride to its water supply, it encountered opposition from residents who say the practice is unnecessary and potentially risky.
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Environment
TCEQ toxicologist, who has questioned ozone risks, appointed to EPA advisory board
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday it had appointed Michael Honeycutt, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s chief toxicologist, as chairman of the federal agency’s Science Advisory Board.
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Environment
Environmentalists worry industry could thwart cleanup of toxic Houston-area dump site
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently unveiled a long-in-coming plan to muck out the infamous San Jacinto River Waste Pits — a strategy opposed by the companies responsible for the pollution.
