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A native of the Washington, D.C. area, she graduated from Yale University in 2011, and then worked for a number of area news outlets, including the New Haven Independent, the Connecticut Mirror, and WNPR/Connecticut Public Radio. She has also been a regular contributor to National Public Radio. She previously worked for the Toledo Blade, the Dallas Morning News, and the Boston Globe. In her spare time, she enjoys singing (especially in group settings), running, and playing the addictive board game Settlers of Catan. 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</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a>, <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a> and <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 31 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-31 06:00"> July 31, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/31/texas-vs-federal-government/comments/"><span class="value">101</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>Here's an updated look at the lawsuits filed by Texas against the Obama administration.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/31/texas-vs-federal-government/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/emails-reveal-ag-commissioners-leadership-approach/">Emails Show Ag Commissioner Focused on Image</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/emails-reveal-ag-commissioners-leadership-approach/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150802014342im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/27/UP9A0221_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller on Jan. 13, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/27/UP9A0221_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller on Jan. 13, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller on Jan. 13, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a> and <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 17 Jul 2015 09:07:36 -0500" title="2015-07-17 09:07"> July 17, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/emails-reveal-ag-commissioners-leadership-approach/comments/"><span class="value">29</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Emails and correspondence from <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/sid-miller/">Sid Miller</a>'s first six months as Texas agriculture commissioner show a leader involved in the daily dealings of his department, conscious of his portrayal in the press and eager to burnish his image.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/emails-reveal-ag-commissioners-leadership-approach/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/new-osha-penalties-dupont-after-deadly-la-porte-le/">New OSHA Penalties for DuPont After Deadly Leak</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/new-osha-penalties-dupont-after-deadly-la-porte-le/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150802014342im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/22/North-Side-CMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="DuPont's chemical plant in La Porte. In November 2014, a toxic gas leak killed four workers inside a unit that manufactures a popular insecticide called Lannate."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/22/North-Side-CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="DuPont's chemical plant in La Porte. In November 2014, a toxic gas leak killed four workers inside a unit that manufactures a popular insecticide called Lannate." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">DuPont's chemical plant in La Porte. In November 2014, a toxic gas leak killed four workers inside a unit that manufactures a popular insecticide called Lannate.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a> and <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Jul 2015 13:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-09 13:00"> July 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/new-osha-penalties-dupont-after-deadly-la-porte-le/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p class="p1"><span style="line-height: 1.35;"><span>Just weeks after </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/23/osha-chief-fine-deadly-dupont-leak-petty-cash/" target="_blank">blasting DuPont for safety violations</a><span> following a deadly chemical plant incident last November, federal regulators </span><span>slapped the manufacturing giant with a new fine for safety violations at its plant in La Porte.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/new-osha-penalties-dupont-after-deadly-la-porte-le/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/texas-suing-epa-again/">Texas is Suing the EPA — Again</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/texas-suing-epa-again/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150802014342im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a> and <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Jul 2015 16:46:14 -0500" title="2015-07-08 16:46"> July 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/texas-suing-epa-again/comments/"><span class="value">74</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> on Wednesday filed a lawsuit over the Environmental Protection Agency's rejection of parts of a Texas clean air program, launching the state’s second battle against EPA regulations in less than two weeks.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/texas-suing-epa-again/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/texas-sues-obama-administration-epa-water/">Texas Sues EPA Over Provision of Federal Water Law</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/texas-sues-obama-administration-epa-water/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150802014342im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/03/31/EPA-Water_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/03/31/EPA-Water_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 16:50:50 -0500" title="2015-06-29 16:50"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/texas-sues-obama-administration-epa-water/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"><span>Texas is </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/files/epress/files/2015/June/1%20-%20State's%20Complaint(1).pdf">challenging</a><span> </span><span>the EPA's new "Waters of the U.S." rule, which is aimed at better defining the <span>the scope of bodies of water protected under the Clean Water Act. Critics say the rule <span>will lead to more regulation and a takeover of private property.</span></span></span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/texas-sues-obama-administration-epa-water/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/supreme-court-mercury-ruling/">Supreme Court Thwarts EPA Mercury Rules</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/supreme-court-mercury-ruling/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150802014342im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/10/TexTrib-Climate001_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Steam rises from the stacks at the Martin Lake Coal-Fired Power Plant in Tatum, TX March 30, 2011."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/10/TexTrib-Climate001_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Steam rises from the stacks at the Martin Lake Coal-Fired Power Plant in Tatum, TX March 30, 2011." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Tom Pennington</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Steam rises from the stacks at the Martin Lake Coal-Fired Power Plant in Tatum, TX March 30, 2011.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a> and <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 09:49:16 -0500" title="2015-06-29 09:49"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/supreme-court-mercury-ruling/comments/"><span class="value">36</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A coalition of states including Texas has defeated the Environmental Protection Agency in a battle over major regulations on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/http://www2.epa.gov/international-cooperation/mercury-emissions-global-context">mercury</a>, acid gases and other toxic metals emissions that spew from power plants, including many plants in Texas.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/supreme-court-mercury-ruling/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-leading-fight-against-new-smog-standards/">Texas Leading Challenge to New Smog Standards</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-leading-fight-against-new-smog-standards/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150802014342im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/EPA_TCEQ_SmokeStacks_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/EPA_TCEQ_SmokeStacks_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-26 06:00"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-leading-fight-against-new-smog-standards/comments/"><span class="value">48</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The agency responsible for enforcing environmental laws in Texas is paying a private company $1.65 million to conduct research to challenge forthcoming U.S. Environmental Protection Agency restrictions on ozone pollution, which exacerbates asthma, lung and heart disease.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-leading-fight-against-new-smog-standards/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/environment/">Catch Up on Our Environmental Coverage From the Session</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/environment/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150802014342im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/09/84lege-leadart-environment_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/09/84lege-leadart-environment_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 16 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-16 06:00"> June 16, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Take a look at the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/environment/" target="_blank">environmental issues</a> we kept an eye during the 84th legislative session. You can also use our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/http://txlege.texastribune.org/" target="_blank">Texas Legislative Guide</a> to see everything else we covered during the session.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/environment/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/deconstructing-session-big-wins-oil-and-gas/">Deconstructing the Session: Victories for Oil and Gas Industry</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/deconstructing-session-big-wins-oil-and-gas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150802014342im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/10/TT-TXStandard_oil_MxRzfKK_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/10/TT-TXStandard_oil_MxRzfKK_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a> and <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 10 Jun 2015 16:05:09 -0500" title="2015-06-10 16:05"> June 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/deconstructing-session-big-wins-oil-and-gas/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>It was a good legislative session for oil and gas companies and other Texas industries. A new bill makes it easier for companies to get environmental permits, and another bill targeted local efforts to regulate drilling. Listen to our discussion of these issues in a special episode of </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/http://www.texasstandard.org/" target="_blank">Texas Standard</a><span>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/deconstructing-session-big-wins-oil-and-gas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/storify-last-day-84th-legislative-session/">Storify: The Last Day of the 84th Legislative Session</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/storify-last-day-84th-legislative-session/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150802014342im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/01/UP9A6517_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick signs bills on the last day of the 84th session June 1, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/01/UP9A6517_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick signs bills on the last day of the 84th session June 1, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick signs bills on the last day of the 84th session June 1, 2015</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 1 Jun 2015 11:32:16 -0500" title="2015-06-01 11:32"> June 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/storify-last-day-84th-legislative-session/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The 84th Legislative Session is wrapping up today. H<span>ere's a selection of what journalists, lawmakers and others shared on social media, along with the Tribune's on-the-ground reporting. </span><span> </span><span> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/storify-last-day-84th-legislative-session/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/hays-county-groundwater-bill/">Hays County Groundwater Bill Heads to Governor's Desk</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/hays-county-groundwater-bill/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150802014342im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/28/IsaacJason1_TT_crop_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Jason Isaac, R-Dripping Springs, on the floor of the House on May 15, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/28/IsaacJason1_TT_crop_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Jason Isaac, R-Dripping Springs, on the floor of the House on May 15, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Jason Isaac, R-Dripping Springs, on the floor of the House on May 15, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 31 May 2015 18:59:31 -0500" title="2015-05-31 18:59"> May 31, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/hays-county-groundwater-bill/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A bill designed to protect western Hays County residents' water wells in light of a massive groundwater pumping project is headed to Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a>'s desk<strong> — </strong>following an emotional week of political drama over the issue. </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/hays-county-groundwater-bill/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/hays-county-groundwater-regulation-efforts-likely-/">Hays County Groundwater Regulation Efforts Likely Dead</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/hays-county-groundwater-regulation-efforts-likely-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150802014342im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/28/IsaacJason1_TT_crop_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Jason Isaac, R-Dripping Springs, on the floor of the House on May 15, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/28/IsaacJason1_TT_crop_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Jason Isaac, R-Dripping Springs, on the floor of the House on May 15, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Jason Isaac, R-Dripping Springs, on the floor of the House on May 15, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 28 May 2015 15:05:55 -0500" title="2015-05-28 15:05"> May 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/hays-county-groundwater-regulation-efforts-likely-/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>After </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/23/hays-county-pumping-project/">fears</a><span> of a massive, unregulated groundwater pumping project sparked a passionate display of political </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/11/hays-water-fight-highlights-issues/">activism</a><span> by</span><strong> </strong><span>Texas Hill Country residents earlier this year, the resulting legislative efforts appear to have failed.</span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/hays-county-groundwater-regulation-efforts-likely-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/climate-change-factor-floods-largely-ignored/">Climate Change, a Factor in Texas Floods, Largely Ignored</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/climate-change-factor-floods-largely-ignored/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150802014342im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/27/Screen_Shot_2015-05-27_at_4.41.38_PM_png_260x1000_q100.png" alt="A flood-damaged house in Wimberley, May 25, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/27/Screen_Shot_2015-05-27_at_4.41.38_PM_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="A flood-damaged house in Wimberley, May 25, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon/KUT News</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A flood-damaged house in Wimberley, May 25, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a> and <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 27 May 2015 19:15:37 -0500" title="2015-05-27 19:15"> May 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/climate-change-factor-floods-largely-ignored/comments/"><span class="value">40</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Climate change is <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/13/growth-adds-denial-and-vulnerability-climate-chang/">taking a toll</a> on Texas, and the devastating floods across the state are some of the best evidence yet of that phenomenon, state climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon said. But efforts to consider climate change policy in Texas have fallen flat.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/climate-change-factor-floods-largely-ignored/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/central-texas-flooding-fears-date-back-decades/">Before Central Texas Flooding, Officials Sounded Alarm</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/central-texas-flooding-fears-date-back-decades/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150802014342im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/Screen_Shot_2015-05-26_at_10.59.17_PM_png_260x1000_q100.png" alt="Residents of Wimberley survey the devastation after the Blanco River crested its banks along River Road in Wimberley on May 25, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/Screen_Shot_2015-05-26_at_10.59.17_PM_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="Residents of Wimberley survey the devastation after the Blanco River crested its banks along River Road in Wimberley on May 25, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon/KUT News</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Residents of Wimberley survey the devastation after the Blanco River crested its banks along River Road in Wimberley on May 25, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 26 May 2015 22:15:52 -0500" title="2015-05-26 22:15"> May 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/central-texas-flooding-fears-date-back-decades/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>When Wimberley residents woke up Sunday to flooding, the surprise was palpable: The area had been going through a drought. But months earlier, local officials had voiced concerns about the rapidly growing region's vulnerability to flooding.</p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/central-texas-flooding-fears-date-back-decades/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/23/osha-chief-fine-deadly-dupont-leak-petty-cash/">OSHA Chief: Fine for Deadly Leak "Petty Cash" for DuPont</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/23/osha-chief-fine-deadly-dupont-leak-petty-cash/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150802014342im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/22/North-Side-CMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="DuPont's chemical plant in La Porte. In November 2014, a toxic gas leak killed four workers inside a unit that manufactures a popular insecticide called Lannate."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150802014342/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/22/North-Side-CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="DuPont's chemical plant in La Porte. In November 2014, a toxic gas leak killed four workers inside a unit that manufactures a popular insecticide called Lannate." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">DuPont's chemical plant in La Porte. In November 2014, a toxic gas leak killed four workers inside a unit that manufactures a popular insecticide called Lannate.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a> and <a href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 23 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-23 06:00"> May 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/23/osha-chief-fine-deadly-dupont-leak-petty-cash/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">Seven months after a toxic gas leak killed four workers at DuPont’s chemical plant in La Porte, a top U.S. labor official blasted the company’s commitment to workplace safety, saying he wished he could hand out a stiffer punishment.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150802014342/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/23/osha-chief-fine-deadly-dupont-leak-petty-cash/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <nav class="pagination"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="page">2</a></li><li><a href="?page=3#contributions" class="page">3</a></li><li><a href="?page=4#contributions" class="page">4</a></li><li><a class="disabled">…</a></li><li><a href="?page=15#contributions" class="page">15</a></li><li><a href="?page=16#contributions" class="page">16</a></li><li><a href="?page=17#contributions" class="page">17</a></li><li><a href="?page=18#contributions" class="page">18</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> 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