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In El Paso, a utility is working to catch up to Texas' renewable energy boom

While renewable energy is now a significant share of the Lone Star State's electricity generation, in El Paso it's only 3%. But that's about to change.

By Diego Mendoza-Moyers . 20 July 2023
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At a shuttered Texas coal mine, a 1-acre garden is helping feed 2,000 people per month

The garden in the middle of a 35,000-acre former mine is supplying thousands of pounds of fresh produce to families in three counties that have few grocery stores.

By Alejandra Martinez . 17 July 2023
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Solar and wind companies are coming to rural Texas. These residents are trying to keep them out.

Texas locals are concerned about environmental harm from renewable energy facilities and support a bill that would impose more regulations. The industry says it’s being unfairly singled out.

By Emily Foxhall . 20 April 2023
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Despite national goals, agricultural greenhouse gas emissions continue unchecked

While nationwide emissions from energy and other sectors have fallen in recent decades, those from agriculture — especially livestock and corn — have grown.

By Erin Jordan . 16 February 2023
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Coal ash crackdown continues as EPA denies extensions for six power plants

The move signals the agency’s commitment to enforce 2015 federal rules that had been widely flaunted by companies and ignored by regulators.

By Kari Lydersen . 25 January 2023
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Giant, turbine-installing ship is Dominion Energy’s $500M bet on U.S. offshore wind

The Virginia utility’s parent company has ordered a massive ocean vessel for installing offshore wind turbines. The $500 million ship could reduce the cost and complexity of U.S. offshore wind projects up and down the Atlantic Coast.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 8 March 2022
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Offshore oil and gas worker fatalities underreported by federal safety agency

Inconsistent and missing data, as well as loopholes that allow some fatalities to go unreported, make the offshore drilling industry appear safer than it really is.

By Sara Sneath . 18 August 2021
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Everyday Texans overlooked in state lawmakers' response to power outages during winter storm

While lawmakers took significant steps toward preventing another blackout, hardly any of the proposals passed during this legislative session will aid consumers in recovering from the February storm.

By Erin Douglas and Mitchell Ferman . 3 June 2021
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When the power went out, Texas oil and gas regulators rushed to defend the industry’s image

Members of the Texas Railroad Commission were quick to blame renewable energy for power outages across the state. All sources of energy struggled to produce power during the storm.

By Erin Douglas and Mitchell Ferman . 8 April 2021
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In a record year for clean energy purchases, Southeast cities stand out

A report tracking renewable energy purchases by U.S. cities reveals a surge of contracts in 2020, with nearly eight dozen municipalities collectively buying almost 3.7 gigawatts of mainly wind and solar energy.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 1 April 2021

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Texas

In El Paso, a utility is working to catch up to Texas' renewable energy boom

At a shuttered Texas coal mine, a 1-acre garden is helping feed 2,000 people per month

Solar and wind companies are coming to rural Texas. These residents are trying to keep them out.

Despite national goals, agricultural greenhouse gas emissions continue unchecked

Coal ash crackdown continues as EPA denies extensions for six power plants

Giant, turbine-installing ship is Dominion Energy’s $500M bet on U.S. offshore wind

Offshore oil and gas worker fatalities underreported by federal safety agency

Everyday Texans overlooked in state lawmakers' response to power outages during winter storm

When the power went out, Texas oil and gas regulators rushed to defend the industry’s image

In a record year for clean energy purchases, Southeast cities stand out