Texas
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Clean energy
Chart: Texas plans to build the most clean energy of any state
The state has more wind and large-scale solar than any other, and batteries are booming. The growth is set to continue — but its grid is still far from clean.By Dan McCarthy .
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Commentary: Gulf Coast could strengthen electric grid and economy with offshore wind
The Gulf Coast states could be global leaders in offshore wind, writes guest commentator David Wooley.By David Wooley .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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.
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