Corpus Christi moves toward mandatory 25% cut in water use if emergency is declared
Read full article: Corpus Christi moves toward mandatory 25% cut in water use if emergency is declaredFinal approval of the curtailment plan is expected at a future City Council meeting. Experts predict that, without significant rainfall, a water emergency could arrive by September.
Trump administration cancels rule that made conservation a 'use' of public lands
Read full article: Trump administration cancels rule that made conservation a 'use' of public landsThe Interior Department is canceling a rule that put public lands conservation on equal footing with development.
Trump says he'll move to suspend federal gasoline tax. He can't do it on his own
Read full article: Trump says he'll move to suspend federal gasoline tax. He can't do it on his ownPresident Donald Trump is moving to suspend the federal tax on gasoline to help Americans shoulder surging fuel prices caused by the Iran war.
Fuel shortages and high prices push adoption of EVs in Africa, led by Ethiopia
Read full article: Fuel shortages and high prices push adoption of EVs in Africa, led by EthiopiaUse of electric vehicles in Africa is surging, led by Ethiopia, as soaring prices and fuel shortages compel countries to opt for cleaner and cheaper transport.
Big Bend border wall plans canceled for national park after backlash, Border Patrol commissioner says
Read full article: Big Bend border wall plans canceled for national park after backlash, Border Patrol commissioner saysTexans across the political spectrum opposed wall construction in the national park. Now the agency’s plans include roadways and digital surveillance to monitor the rugged region.
In parched Texas, a state fund to boost water projects falls almost $3 billion short of demand
Read full article: In parched Texas, a state fund to boost water projects falls almost $3 billion short of demandTen water projects received initial approval to split $1.28 billion in state money this year, but 13 others didn’t make the cut — including one that may supply drought-stricken Corpus Christi.
Scientists say don't forget about plants. Climate change is endangering tens of thousands of species
Read full article: Scientists say don't forget about plants. Climate change is endangering tens of thousands of speciesGlobal warming extinctions usually have people picturing the last polar bears or other furry critters disappearing.
Gas power leapfrogs wind for first time in 10 years in Texas’ grid connection queue
Read full article: Gas power leapfrogs wind for first time in 10 years in Texas’ grid connection queueData centers are largely driving the sudden rise in natural gas power projects on the waiting list to connect to Texas' grid.
Hantavirus is on the rise in Argentina, where a stricken cruise ship began its journey
Read full article: Hantavirus is on the rise in Argentina, where a stricken cruise ship began its journeyOfficials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to figure out if their country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has gripped an Atlantic cruise.
Venezuela tells UN court that mineral-rich part of Guyana was fraudulently taken in colonial era
Read full article: Venezuela tells UN court that mineral-rich part of Guyana was fraudulently taken in colonial eraVenezuela insists that a mineral-rich region of Guyana was fraudulently taken in the 19th century.
A late spring snowstorm slams Colorado, closing schools and disrupting commuters
Read full article: A late spring snowstorm slams Colorado, closing schools and disrupting commutersA late spring snowstorm has started to taper off in Colorado after closing schools, delaying flights and creating slushy conditions for commuters.
Study says trees counter half the world's urban heating, but not in the places that need it most
Read full article: Study says trees counter half the world's urban heating, but not in the places that need it mostTree cover globally cools nearly half the warming from built-up cities, but it’s doing it more in richer, cooler areas and less in hotter poorer areas where it’s needed most.
Texas lawmakers repeatedly failed to pass flood protections. Some could have saved lives.
Read full article: Texas lawmakers repeatedly failed to pass flood protections. Some could have saved lives.Dozens of bills were rejected over nearly 60 years, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found. Some measures would have prohibited youth camps and new construction in high-risk flood areas.
Texas lifts safety rule enacted after deadly flood, clearing the way for some summer camps to reopen
Read full article: Texas lifts safety rule enacted after deadly flood, clearing the way for some summer camps to reopenNineteen camps had sued over a regulation that required fiber optic connectivity. An agreement with the state allows sites to operate with other broadband internet service.
Corpus Christi to begin talks on privately built desalinization plant
Read full article: Corpus Christi to begin talks on privately built desalinization plantA new Houston company hopes to build a $1.3 billion facility in the area and wants the city, which is on the brink of a water crisis, to commit to 30 years of purchases.
Spring plans meet snow in Denver as a late storm could be the season's biggest
Read full article: Spring plans meet snow in Denver as a late storm could be the season's biggestPeople in Colorado and Wyoming are getting out their snow shovels as a late-spring storm could bring Denver’s biggest snowfall of the season.
White House East Wing debris dumped at nearby golf course has toxic metals, report says
Read full article: White House East Wing debris dumped at nearby golf course has toxic metals, report saysThe National Park Service says debris from the demolition of the White House East Wing that was dumped at a nearby public golf course has tested positive for lead, chromium and other toxic metals.
A gold-fueled mining rush scars Brazil’s Amazon, spiking deforestation and mercury risks
Read full article: A gold-fueled mining rush scars Brazil’s Amazon, spiking deforestation and mercury risksGold prices have surged in recent years, sparking a mining rush in the Amazon that accelerates deforestation and mercury contamination.
Wall Street rallies to records after oil prices ease and corporate profits keep topping expectations
Read full article: Wall Street rallies to records after oil prices ease and corporate profits keep topping expectationsThe U.S. stock market rose to records after oil prices eased and companies kept reporting bigger profits for the start of the year than analysts expected.
Endangered whale protections may be delayed to 2035 under Trump-backed plan
Read full article: Endangered whale protections may be delayed to 2035 under Trump-backed planPresident Donald Trump's administration supports a proposal to delay rules to protect a vanishing species of whale in favor of commercial fishing interests.
Iran war has put foreign workers in the Gulf at greater risk while raising the cost of going home
Read full article: Iran war has put foreign workers in the Gulf at greater risk while raising the cost of going homeThe Iran war has made life even more precarious for millions of foreign workers in the Middle East.
Tribes sue to halt exploratory drilling in Black Hills near sacred ceremonial site
Read full article: Tribes sue to halt exploratory drilling in Black Hills near sacred ceremonial siteNine Native American tribes are suing the federal government in a bid to stop exploratory drilling for graphite near a sacred site in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Wall Street falls from its records and oil prices jump after fighting flares in the Middle East
Read full article: Wall Street falls from its records and oil prices jump after fighting flares in the Middle EastU.S. stocks fell from their record heights, while oil prices jumped following escalations in the Middle East that may undermine the ceasefire in the war with Iran.