Oil and gas companies must pay more to drill on federal lands under new Biden administration rule apnews.com/article/ffc884…

A must read from Dylan Baddour:

I’m at a Texas water conference in Fort Worth with a bunch of water utility experts and above us is a massive Texas Lonestar made out of cowboy hats 🤠 haha, love it

A new EPA rule means that over 200 chemical manufacturing plants, 'including dozens in Texas along the Gulf Coast — will be required to reduce toxic emissions that could cause cancer for people who live nearby' Uprooter Alejandra Martinez for Texas Tribune
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More than 200 chemical manufacturing plants nationwide – including dozens in Texas along the Gulf Coast – will be required to reduce toxic emissions that could cause cancer for people who live nearby under a new U.S. EPA rule (via Texas Tribune) kvue.com/article/news/l…

Reporting in Texas Tribune by Alejandra Martinez explains the environmental justice & public health significance of U.S. EPA's new chemical manufacturing standards. The article quotes Moms Clean Air Force' Cynthia Palmer, who calls this rulemaking 'deeply personal.' texastribune.org/2024/04/09/tex…

Today, the U.S. EPA set its first-ever drinking water limits for #PFAS , known as 'forever chemicals.' The new requirements will give municipal utilities five years to fall in line. What will that mean for #Houston ? Via Houston Chronicle: houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

New: A coalition of Rio Grande Valley organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, seeking to block the state agency from pursuing a land swap with Elon Musk’s SpaceX spacecraft company. bit.ly/4ax1KJk

A new rule mandates that chemical manufacturing plants, including dozens in the Houston-area, cut toxic emissions to benefit communities near plants.

The rule aims to slash cancer risks and enhance air quality monitoring.

(via Texas Tribune)

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Environmental organizations and indigenous communities are suing the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department for greenlighting negotiations with SpaceX to swap 43 acres at Boca Chica State Park. Background here via Texas Tribune: texastribune.org/2024/03/04/tex…

NEW + must read from Pooja Salhotra Yuriko Schumacher @texastribune: Despite a law requiring voter registration in high schools, most 18-year-old Texans aren’t signed up to vote texastribune.org/2024/04/10/tex… #txlege #tx2024

In far South Texas, Hidalgo County declares disaster due to low water supply.

Reservoirs on the lower Rio Grande are 23% full.

Forecasters expect another hot, dry summer ahead.

I don't know if anybody can see this but I got some updates:

1. I got an essay soon to be published in The Offing .
2. I will part of a talk on 'Art and Democracy by Texas Tribune in El Paso, TX .
3. I am the new Poetry Editor at Texas Observer .

People from across the nation joined us at TNC's Clymer Meadow Preserve to watch the total eclipse yesterday! Read about their experience in this Texas Tribune story by Alejandra Martinez: nature.ly/3VV64gO

Texas generates more wind power than any other state, but only one school here offers a wind technician program closely developed with wind energy companies, Sneha Dey reports.

And there aren't enough graduates from that program to keep up with demand.
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Over 200 chemical plants, including many in Texas near the Gulf Coast, must cut toxic emissions to protect nearby residents from cancer risks, per a new EPA rule announced Tuesday. bit.ly/3PVyuDy

Save the date: On April 23, Grist, Mother Jones, and the Tishman Environment and Design Center are hosting a vital discussion with Leah Thomas, Robert D. Bullard, Jade Begay, and Nikhil Swaminathan community-driven climate action. ow.ly/h99J50RbChz

Across Texas, families and individuals gathered outside on Monday to watch the solar eclipse.

📸 credit in clockwise order: Eli Hartman, Maria Crane, Mark Felix and eddie g.