StateImpact Texas

This week Denton, Texas became the first city in the state to ban fracking within its city limits. The ban passed with nearly 59 percent of the vote.Many…

For years, some residents of Parker County in North Texas have believed that nearby gas drilling was responsible for high levels of methane in…

It’s been a shaky week in Texas with two small earthquakes rattling the Dallas-Fort Worth area and another slightly more powerful quake detected in South…

Earlier this year, the earth hit a frightening milestone: carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reached its highest level since humans have inhabited the…

From StateImpact Texas:As the mercury rises in Texas, so does our energy use. Air conditioners will work overtime to keep your house cool. And when that…

From StateImpact Texas:We’re all going to be paying for it, so you might be glad to know that a new set of transmission lines to bring wind power from the…

From StateImpact Texas: In the coming years, the federal government wants Texas to reduce its carbon emissions by about 40 percent. With a goal like that,…

From StateImpact Texas:In states with the most oil and gas drilling, including Texas, Oklahoma and North Dakota, the U.S. Department of Labor has won back…

From StateImpact Texas:The combined storage of the Highland Lakes is expected to approach its record low – 30 percent full – by the end of this summer.…

Event: Dallas' KERA and KUT's StateImpact Texas will host community event exploring What’s Behind the North Texas Quakes? This KERA/StateImpact Texas…