The former chairman of the Public Utility Commission, a Port Arthur native, discusses the reasons behind the long-term power crunch in Texas, his role in the wind boom and the future of solar power.
Environment
Coverage of climate, conservation, natural resources, and environmental policy shaping the state, from The Texas Tribune.
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Amid Din of Pipeline Debate, a Quieter Fight Over Property Rights
In part three of a four-part series on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, Terrence Henry of StateImpact Texas, in partnership with StateImpact Oklahoma, reports on the fight over property rights, which has spurred some Texas landowners to take the company building the pipeline to court.
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In Keystone Fight, a Debate Over the Risks of Crude Oil
In part two of a four-part series on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, Dave Fehling of StateImpact Texas, in partnership with StateImpact Oklahoma, reports on the fight over the risks of crude oil, which supporters of the pipeline say presents no unique threat.
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At Southern Tip of Keystone Line, a Glut of Oil Awaits New Markets
In part one of a four-part series on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, Logan Layden of StateImpact Oklahoma, in partnership with StateImpact Texas, reports from the tip of the pipeline’s southern leg, where tens of millions of barrels of oil are waiting to make their way to Texas refineries.
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Interactive: The Cost of Texas vs. the Feds
This interactive breaks down the costs of the lawsuits that Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has brought against the federal government.
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Drilling Down: A Deeper Look at the Keystone XL Pipeline
The Keystone XL Pipeline, and whether it will be built to bring oil from Canada to the Texas coast, has been a hot topic. This week on KUT News and the Trib, we’ll have a series on the pipeline and unresolved issues surrounding it.
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Receding Drought Exposes Rural-Urban Divide
Recent rains have improved drought conditions in Central and East Texas, but rural West Texas continues to struggle. Mose Buchele of KUT News reports for StateImpact Texas on what happens when cities see rain while rural lands continue to suffer.
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Texas Sees Renewed Push for Uranium Mining
Texas is one of the nation’s only producers of uranium, and mining companies are gearing up for expansion. That’s causing concern among environmental groups, some of which have been battling uranium mining for decades.
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Criminal Justice
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Aaronson maps Medicaid patients’ access to pharmacies, Aguilar on Mexicans in exile, Batheja on an unlikely threat to a veteran lawmaker’s re-election, Galbraith and Murphy interactively track reservoir levels around the state, Grissom on the ringleaders who rule the state’s largest youth lockup, Hamilton on how much Texas professors are paid, Ramsey on who’s conservative, Ramshaw and Tan on the latest Planned Parenthood kerfuffle, Root on what Santorum’s exit means for the Texas primary, and parts 4 (by M. Smith) and 5 (by Tan and Dehn) of our series on school district closures: The best of our best content from April 9-13, 2012.
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National Parks Are Focus of Planned Haze Rule
The Environmental Protection Agency is rolling out a rule aimed at improving air quality above national parks like Big Bend by focusing on big industrial plants.