Climate Change

Scientists took a dozen research flights over major U.S. oil and gas fields to sample flare emissions. They found more methane than was supposed to be there.

Austin poet Terry Dawson has responded to the climate change crisis with a poetry collection urging people to take stock of the situation.

"Things are all upside-down," making it hard for hurricanes to form, an expert says. But experts warn not to assume there's less risk just because the first months of hurricane season have been calm.

Dinosaur tracks from 113 million years ago were recently uncovered in a Texas state park after drought conditions caused parts of Paluxy River to dry up.

The city is in the early stages of implementing green infrastructure to help combat climate change and rising temperatures.

For decades, it was impossible to say that a specific weather event was caused, or even made worse, by climate change. But advanced research methods are changing that.

Austin partially owns a coal-powered plant in Fayette County. Advocates say coal ash there is not properly stored, potentially getting into the water and land.

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to mandate carbon emissions from existing power plants.

The hearings provided a preview into what lawmakers will focus on grid-wise in next year's legislative session. That preview may worry renewable energy advocates.

Have you ever wondered how much water will be flowing from the San Marcos Springs in the next 10 years? 20 years? 50 years? Researchers at Texas State University's Meadows Center are working on a new public dashboard to answer those questions for communities statewide.