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Congress has long struggled to pass new laws addressing climate change, even ones with bipartisan support. But the end-of-year spending package includes an energy bill with major climate measures.
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From Texas Standard:Carbon emissions have been down in recent weeks because of the pandemic because far fewer people are driving or flying. But that has…
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From Texas Standard:Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. When it was first celebrated in 1970, more than 20 million people took to the…
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The City of Georgetown earned international attention a few years ago by becoming the largest city in the U.S. to run completely on renewable power. Now,…
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Austin students rallied at the state Capitol today to raise awareness of the climate crisis as part of an international youth climate strike. Organizers…
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The 2019 legislative session saw fights over renewable energy, climate resilience and pipeline construction. Now that the dust is settling on the field of…
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Wind power in Texas is often seen as one of the state’s great success stories. It’s grown so much in the last 20 years that the state now leads the…
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From Texas Standard:A somewhat old idea to address climate change is getting new life, now that it appears to have the backing of New York freshman…
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Energy Secretary Rick Perry spoke in Austin today about a new Department of Energy plan to bail out failing coal and nuclear power plants in the name of…
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When Billy Whipple was learning carpentry as a young man in New England, he got some strange advice about from a veteran carpenter.“He had his old beliefs…