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class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/20/texas-grid-ercot-winter-estimates/">Texas grid vulnerable to blackouts during severe winter weather, even with new preparations, ERCOT estimates show</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/erin-douglas/">Erin Douglas</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Sat, 20 Nov 2021 15:02:48 -0600" title="2021-11-20 15:02 CST"> Nov. 20, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The most severe scenario considered by ERCOT for this winter — very high demand for power, extensive fossil fuel outages, and low renewable power 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</a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#camera"></use></svg></span> Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/texas-pollution-epa-regan-houston/">“People have already died”: In Houston, residents demand relief from chronic pollution during EPA chief's visit</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/erin-douglas/">Erin Douglas</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 19 Nov 2021 15:16:40 -0600" title="2021-11-19 15:16 CST"> Nov. 19, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">During a Friday visit, EPA Administrator Michael Regan said his agency is “prepared to act” to force accelerated cleanups in historically polluted Houston neighborhoods. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/texas-pollution-epa-regan-houston/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure 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xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#camera"></use></svg></span> Annie Mulligan for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/texans-congress-social-spending-bill/">Texans in U.S. House vote along party lines to pass $1.75 trillion social spending package</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/bethany-irvine/">Bethany Irvine</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 19 Nov 2021 09:18:25 -0600" title="2021-11-19 09:18 CST"> Nov. 19, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">After months of contentious negotiations, the U.S. House passed the Build Back Better plan. It would establish universal pre-K and provide funding to combat climate change, among other things. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/texans-congress-social-spending-bill/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/texans-congress-social-spending-bill/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211204050239/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Ha4imqlqWQG0NjcTVxzSWmpOAu4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7b6334bf9094943107d1534c113efb31/Build%20Back%20Better%20Pelosi%20TT%20-%20REUTERS%20.jpg" alt="U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during her weekly press conference, at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., …" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#camera"></use></svg></span> Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA via Reuters </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item 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Administrator Michael Regan on Friday will meet with community leaders and advocates in Houston neighborhoods where pollution has impacted people’s health. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/15/EPA-Regan-Houston-pollution-visit/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/15/EPA-Regan-Houston-pollution-visit/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211204050239im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Yduiwvw_lVKOLbc3AKLErBQRaVA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5447ad92c0f3380325b74d78963d6e66/Michael%20Regan%20EPA%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg" alt="Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C., on J…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211204050239im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/iFrn9T5rnVKQLWwu15ro8KOmiIA=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5447ad92c0f3380325b74d78963d6e66/Michael%20Regan%20EPA%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg 3000w, 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211204050239/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Yduiwvw_lVKOLbc3AKLErBQRaVA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5447ad92c0f3380325b74d78963d6e66/Michael%20Regan%20EPA%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg" alt="Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C., on J…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#camera"></use></svg></span> Sarah Silbiger/Pool via REUTERS </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/02/epa-methane-emissions-oil-gas/">As world leaders seek to rein in methane, Texas' oil and gas industry pressured to cut emissions</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/erin-douglas/">Erin Douglas</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 2 Nov 2021 10:44:20 -0500" title="2021-11-02 10:44 CDT"> Nov. 2, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule could require oil and gas producers to monitor and reduce emissions of methane in the field. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/02/epa-methane-emissions-oil-gas/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/02/epa-methane-emissions-oil-gas/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211204050239im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Rx6-JwS_zjhZ1y3ludEqo7EEaA0=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/615b6d1d10199ae0585409089e71eb92/Eagle%20Ford%20Oil%20Patch%20JV%20TT%2032.jpg" alt="A gas flare in the 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</div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for the Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/21/texas-power-companies-winter-weather-rule/">Power companies required to better prepare plants for winter in first phase of rule approved by Texas regulators</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/erin-douglas/">Erin Douglas</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 21 Oct 2021 13:15:23 -0500" title="2021-10-21 13:15 CDT"> Oct. 21, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The state Public Utility Commission adopted a rule — which experts first recommended a decade ago following a winter storm — requiring power companies to use “best efforts” to ensure plants can operate in the winter. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/21/texas-power-companies-winter-weather-rule/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/21/texas-power-companies-winter-weather-rule/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211204050239im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/0SRdl4Mj1YrOQCvTS4ed3n7l2oA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/da7109443da8838c144d114d5739ad81/TxTrib-SolarFarm017.jpg" alt="Construction underway for Alamo I, a 41-megawatt solar farm being built by OCI Solar Power for its customer CPS Energy in Sa…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#camera"></use></svg></span> Tamir Kalifa for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/21/texas-railroad-commission-power-grid-council/">Oil industry helped handpick members of Texas advisory group for electric grid reliability, emails show</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/erin-douglas/">Erin Douglas</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 21 Oct 2021 04:00:00 -0500" title="2021-10-21 04:00 CDT"> Oct. 21, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Oil and gas industry groups provided a list of names to the Railroad Commission for appointment to a council formed in response to the February power crisis. 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</div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#camera"></use></svg></span> Sophie Park/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/07/texas-climate-change-heat-water/">Climate change is making Texas hotter, threatening public health, water supply and the state’s infrastructure</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/erin-douglas/">Erin Douglas</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 7 Oct 2021 10:00:00 -0500" title="2021-10-07 10:00 CDT"> Oct. 7, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A report from the state climatologist finds that the state is experiencing hotter days with less relief from high temperatures at night. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/07/texas-climate-change-heat-water/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/07/texas-climate-change-heat-water/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211204050239im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/HtpYJDBm1bb-wC6e15dnkYOLf_E=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/983168a87750bb5bbb38e2b9ff650ba1/Heat%20File%20SP%20TT%2011" alt="Construction workers in downtown Austin on June 15, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211204050239im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VzvwqPguvcUBtee1GC9TnsrrG9o=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/983168a87750bb5bbb38e2b9ff650ba1/Heat%20File%20SP%20TT%2011 3000w, 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211204050239/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/HtpYJDBm1bb-wC6e15dnkYOLf_E=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/983168a87750bb5bbb38e2b9ff650ba1/Heat%20File%20SP%20TT%2011" alt="Construction workers in downtown Austin on June 15, 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#camera"></use></svg></span> Sophie Park/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/04/karankawa-corpus-christi-texas-artifacts/">The Karankawa were said to be extinct. Now they’re reviving their culture — and fighting to protect their ancestors’ land.</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/erin-douglas/">Erin Douglas</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 4 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-10-04 05:00 CDT"> Oct. 4, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Historians long thought the Karankawa people had disappeared. But now a group of descendants is fighting to protect a coastal area — where thousands of Karankawa artifacts were found — from an encroaching oil export facility. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/04/karankawa-corpus-christi-texas-artifacts/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/04/karankawa-corpus-christi-texas-artifacts/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211204050239/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6pnr6mWINCo-44e5vCTMF4XOLEQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5d13b1524a73a19815ac5267308a8dc5/Indigenous%20People%20of%20the%20Coastal%20Bend%20Protest%20CS%20TT%2008.jpg" alt="Love Sanchez, of the Indigenous People of the Coastal Bend, participates in a prayer ceremony at McGee Beach in Corpus Chris…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#camera"></use></svg></span> Chris Stokes for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/22/climate-change-environment/">Watch experts in climate, energy and environmental justice discuss extreme weather at The Texas Tribune Festival</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/admin-user/">Texas Tribune Staff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 22 Sep 2021 09:27:00 -0500" title="2021-09-22 09:27 CDT"> Updated: Sept. 22, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The conversation focused on what we’ve learned about extreme weather in Texas and beyond — and what can be done about it. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/22/climate-change-environment/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/22/climate-change-environment/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211204050239im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/7Jo8W1gk1o7m9HzXNKMz6NrxBEU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/687f6a98e9a09a2a5f7efe30215fdf16/TTF21%20%20Climate%20Change%20TT.jpg" alt="Sunrise on the Permian Basin northeast of Kermit." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211204050239im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/0rJmz2S4mr8RrVaDV2Ur8p5C1Mk=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/687f6a98e9a09a2a5f7efe30215fdf16/TTF21%20%20Climate%20Change%20TT.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211204050239im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/NWoan64nt01-40-lNM3ipDjMnQ4=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/687f6a98e9a09a2a5f7efe30215fdf16/TTF21%20%20Climate%20Change%20TT.jpg 2500w, 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t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jerod Foster for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/14/texas-hurricane-nicholas-tropical-storm/">Texas sees limited damage in wake of Tropical Storm Nicholas as storm weakens and takes aim at Louisiana</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/erin-douglas/">Erin Douglas</a> and <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/joshua-fechter/">Joshua Fechter</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 14 Sep 2021 11:06:47 -0500" title="2021-09-14 11:06 CDT"> Sept. 14, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">“I think we fared well,” said one official in Matagorda County, where Nicholas made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane early Tuesday morning. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/14/texas-hurricane-nicholas-tropical-storm/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/14/texas-hurricane-nicholas-tropical-storm/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211204050239im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/bd2HmdTzO7rT4kuMACCm_2PED58=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/dcf4c7e7aa1bd64ef3f421262393afb9/Tropical%20Storm%20Nicholas%20REUTERS%2002.jpg" alt="Waves crashed into the North Packery Channel Jetty ahead of Tropical Storm Nicholas in Corpus Christi on Sept. 13, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211204050239im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/k_hXp7vTSXndWMUfZn2b8w_YJ_8=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/dcf4c7e7aa1bd64ef3f421262393afb9/Tropical%20Storm%20Nicholas%20REUTERS%2002.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211204050239/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/bd2HmdTzO7rT4kuMACCm_2PED58=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/dcf4c7e7aa1bd64ef3f421262393afb9/Tropical%20Storm%20Nicholas%20REUTERS%2002.jpg" alt="Waves crashed into the North Packery Channel Jetty ahead of Tropical Storm Nicholas in Corpus Christi on Sept. 13, 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#camera"></use></svg></span> Annie Rice/USA TODAY NETWORK via REUTERS </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/13/texas-tropical-storm-nicholas-updates/">More than 100,000 Texas electricity customers without power after Nicholas. Restoring it to everyone could take days.</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/admin-user/">Texas Tribune Staff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 14 Sep 2021 21:03:00 -0500" title="2021-09-14 21:03 CDT"> Updated: Sept. 14, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Texas was spared from mass destruction once the storm came ashore as a Category 1 hurricane. But it caused enough damage to disrupt electricity for a large swath of the Texas coast, including the Houston and Galveston areas. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/13/texas-tropical-storm-nicholas-updates/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/13/texas-tropical-storm-nicholas-updates/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211204050239im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/GB_EPqXRZCzNZJsAyR6wXhchknA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/90f36a48a42489ceed8f2ff42b1d0a26/Tropical%20Storm%20Nicholas%20REUTERS%2001.jpg" alt="Storm surge ahead of Tropical Storm Nicholas in Corpus Christi on Sept. 13, 2021. 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A storm surge warning is in effect in Corp…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#camera"></use></svg></span> Annie Rice/USA TODAY NETWORK via REUTERS </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/10/texas-nuclear-waste-ban/">Texas bans storage of highly radioactive waste, but a West Texas facility may get a license from the feds anyway</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/erin-douglas/">Erin Douglas</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 10 Sep 2021 12:06:53 -0500" title="2021-09-10 12:06 CDT"> Sept. 10, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The new law may soon be in conflict with federal regulators. A decision from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on one company’s license could come as early as Monday. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/10/texas-nuclear-waste-ban/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/10/texas-nuclear-waste-ban/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211204050239im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/v-LkWHgTwV1FD8a7rLuheYl3BFk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/498f8e9fe37416cbbbc8c6edc2aac128/Andrews%20Waste%20ELH%20TT%2018.jpg" alt="The Waste 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</picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#camera"></use></svg></span> Eli Hartman for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/23/texas-nuclear-waste-storage-site-legislature/">State lawmakers again try to ban most dangerous nuclear waste as feds consider allowing it at West Texas site</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/erin-douglas/">Erin Douglas</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 23 Aug 2021 14:43:27 -0500" title="2021-08-23 14:43 CDT"> Aug. 23, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A failed regular session bill sought to give a financial break to a West Texas nuclear waste disposal company. Now, lawmakers have removed what opponents called a giveaway and are again trying to pass a bill to stop highly radioactive materials from coming to Texas. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/23/texas-nuclear-waste-storage-site-legislature/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/23/texas-nuclear-waste-storage-site-legislature/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211204050239im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/hUoB7e1RdjCVHDtq4U0mUC6NaeI=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/33a4799d0973f46715512cbb850df80d/Andrews%20Waste%20ELH%20TT%2019.jpg" alt="The entrance to the Waste Control Specialists site where radioactive and hazardous waste is being stored on Jan. 17, 2021. 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" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#camera"></use></svg></span> Eli Hartman for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/16/texas-electricity-grid-extreme-weather-preparation/">Texas regulators want to prepare the state’s electricity grid for extreme weather. But that’s a moving target in a warming world.</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/erin-douglas/">Erin Douglas</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:59:12 -0500" title="2021-08-16 13:59 CDT"> Aug. 16, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The state plans to use past weather data to craft rules for power plant upgrades. Scientists warn that the accelerating effects of climate change make relying on old data alone insufficient. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/16/texas-electricity-grid-extreme-weather-preparation/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/16/texas-electricity-grid-extreme-weather-preparation/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211204050239im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ZCRgXRetvPuz7RE_-PrnK07NgQs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/27f2bc4893b9f60afd194c1f224460d6/RBJ%20Center%20Storm%20MM%20TT%2022.jpg" alt="Executive director and Vice President of DMA Properties Sergio Amaya clears the walkways outside of the Rebekah Baines Johns…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211204050239im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/HzdK0yvuV8BkeHWN6DMm5I-b350=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/27f2bc4893b9f60afd194c1f224460d6/RBJ%20Center%20Storm%20MM%20TT%2022.jpg 3000w, 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211204050239/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ZCRgXRetvPuz7RE_-PrnK07NgQs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/27f2bc4893b9f60afd194c1f224460d6/RBJ%20Center%20Storm%20MM%20TT%2022.jpg" alt="Executive director and Vice President of DMA Properties Sergio Amaya clears the walkways outside of the Rebekah Baines Johns…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#camera"></use></svg></span> Montinique Monroe for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/02/san-antonio-water-supply-rural-wells/">San Antonio built a pipeline to rural Central Texas to increase its water supply. Now local landowners say their wells are running dry.</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/erin-douglas/">Erin Douglas</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 2 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-08-02 05:00 CDT"> Aug. 2, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A pipeline helped secure water for San Antonio for decades to come — at a potentially high cost to some rural residents who are losing groundwater to the big city. Is it a preview for the rest of the state as climate change brings more water scarcity and cities keep sprawling? <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/02/san-antonio-water-supply-rural-wells/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/02/san-antonio-water-supply-rural-wells/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211204050239im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/LCwolhUMiJBtxt2IqwVi3Ujh66I=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/31799ba98ebc1863306a80532a8c8618/Lee%20County%20Wells%20SP%20TT%2023.jpg" alt="A well on the Scouras’ property in Lee County on July 12, 2021. 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The Scourases are two of many Lee County residents whose wat…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#camera"></use></svg></span> Sophie Park/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/20/texas-tribune-festival-speakers/">T-Squared: What you can expect at this year’s Texas Tribune Festival</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 20 Jul 2021 06:00:00 -0500" title="2021-07-20 06:00 CDT"> July 20, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Nearly 150 speakers (including 20 more biggies revealed today) across more than 50 sessions. Four days of virtual programs. Two jampacked days of in-person programs. Everything streamed. Everything on demand. 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href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/30/texas-pollution-plan-national-parks/">Texas plan to reduce haze in national parks wouldn’t require any new limits on pollution</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/erin-douglas/">Erin Douglas</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:08:00 -0500" title="2021-06-30 16:08 CDT"> June 30, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Federal agencies that manage national parks said Texas overestimated the cost of new emission regulations and failed to address their concerns in its analysis. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/30/texas-pollution-plan-national-parks/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/30/texas-pollution-plan-national-parks/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211204050239im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/iPicBOgcX2fSpdjovg6Hk5Ff40I=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/be16f89f048d5454fe50853a3014a94a/Big%20Bend%20iStock%20TT%2001.jpg" alt="An early morning view along the Rio Grande looking towards Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block 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byline--item" datetime="Thu, 24 Jun 2021 14:13:30 -0500" title="2021-06-24 14:13 CDT"> June 24, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The Public Utility Commission said the state's main power grid operator will have three days — instead of 60 — to release some information about power plant outages. But that may not include why the electricity generators were offline. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/24/texas-power-grid-causes/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/24/texas-power-grid-causes/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211204050239im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/CVGZzMdYj9iIoccYgIBA2b-rEeg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5b94e9cda03d1d6e8f8361e964fcace4/Seaholm%20Power%20Plant%202%20SP%20TT%2012" alt="Power lines at Seaholm Power Plant in 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xlink:href="/web/20211204050239im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/environment/#camera"></use></svg></span> Sophie Park/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/21/texas-greg-abbott-veto/">Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes criminal justice bills, legislation to protect dogs, teach kids about domestic violence</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/heidi-perez-moreno/">Heidi Pérez-Moreno</a> and <a href="/web/20211204050239/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/farah-eltohamy/">Farah Eltohamy</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 22 Jun 2021 08:56:00 -0500" title="2021-06-22 08:56 CDT"> Updated: June 22, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Abbott vetoed 13 bills authored by Democrats and seven by Republicans. 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