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#EnergyEnvironment #inDepth Despite higher gas prices, flight costs, Texans are continuing to travel https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2026/05/21/552463/despite-higher-gas-prices-flight-costs-texans-are-continuing-to-travel/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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Sable Offshore Corp., based in Houston, is facing a slew of legal challenges but is determined to restart oil production off the coast of California, even if that means confining it to federal waters, where state regulators have virtually no say.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Environment #Houston #Local #National #News #Politics #HoustonOilAndGas #HoustonOilAndGasIndustry #OffshoreDrilling #OilAndGas #PlainsAllAmericanPipeline #SableOffshoreCorp
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Sable Offshore Corp., based in Houston, is facing a slew of legal challenges but is determined to restart oil production off the coast of California, even if that means confining it to federal waters, where state regulators have virtually no say.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Environment #Houston #Local #National #News #Politics #HoustonOilAndGas #HoustonOilAndGasIndustry #OffshoreDrilling #OilAndGas #PlainsAllAmericanPipeline #SableOffshoreCorp
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Harris County on Monday filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency following the Trump administration's move to claw back more than $250 million secured for solar energy initiatives in Texas.
#EnergyEnvironment #Environment #News #Epa #SolarForAll #SolarGrant #TrumpEPA
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Harris County on Monday filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency following the Trump administration's move to claw back more than $250 million secured for solar energy initiatives in Texas.
#EnergyEnvironment #Environment #News #Epa #SolarForAll #SolarGrant #TrumpEPA
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Energy experts speaking at a virtual Reliable Grid Project media briefing Wednesday said renewable power sources are needed to keep up with Texas' growing demand for electricity.
#EnergyEnvironment #Environment #CleanEnergy #Ercot #ReliableGridProject #RenewableEnergy #TexasGrid
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Energy experts speaking at a virtual Reliable Grid Project media briefing Wednesday said renewable power sources are needed to keep up with Texas' growing demand for electricity.
#EnergyEnvironment #Environment #CleanEnergy #Ercot #ReliableGridProject #RenewableEnergy #TexasGrid
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Houston-based company Occidental Petroleum will sell its chemical business, OxyChem, for $9.7 billion to Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett’s holding company.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #News #BerkshireHathaway #Occidental #OccidentalPetroleum #OxyChem
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Houston-based company Occidental Petroleum will sell its chemical business, OxyChem, for $9.7 billion to Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett’s holding company.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #News #BerkshireHathaway #Occidental #OccidentalPetroleum #OxyChem
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Oil prices have been rising over the past few days, but even still Texas oil and gas firms are feeling pessimistic about the upcoming year.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Local #News #Texas #DallasFed #OilAndGas #OilAndGasIndustry #PickeringEnergyPartners #Tariffs #TexasAllianceOfEnergyProducers
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Oil prices have been rising over the past few days, but even still Texas oil and gas firms are feeling pessimistic about the upcoming year.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Local #News #Texas #DallasFed #OilAndGas #OilAndGasIndustry #PickeringEnergyPartners #Tariffs #TexasAllianceOfEnergyProducers
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A new gas power plant in Baytown from NRG Energy will receive hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer money as part of a loan from the state, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday.
#EnergyEnvironment #Local #News #Texas #Ercot #NaturalGasPowerPlants #NrgEnergy #PUCT #TexasEnergyFund
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A new gas power plant in Baytown from NRG Energy will receive hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer money as part of a loan from the state, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday.
#EnergyEnvironment #Local #News #Texas #Ercot #NaturalGasPowerPlants #NrgEnergy #PUCT #TexasEnergyFund
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A new survey found that while the vast majority of Houstonians believe in climate change, there is little consensus among residents about what is causing the globe's warming temperatures.
#ClimateChange #Education #EnergyEnvironment #Environment #Houston #Local #News #Politics #PresidentDonaldTrump #UniversityOfHouston #UniversityOfHoustonHobbySchoolOfPublicAffairs
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A new survey found that while the vast majority of Houstonians believe in climate change, there is little consensus among residents about what is causing the globe's warming temperatures.
#ClimateChange #Education #EnergyEnvironment #Environment #Houston #Local #News #Politics #PresidentDonaldTrump #UniversityOfHouston #UniversityOfHoustonHobbySchoolOfPublicAffairs
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Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has said China is funding climate lawsuits against American oil and gas companies to weaken the U.S. He hasn't provided evidence to support the claim.
#Court #EnergyEnvironment #Environment #Local #National #News #Politics #ClimateChange #FossilFuels #SenTedCruz
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Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has said China is funding climate lawsuits against American oil and gas companies to weaken the U.S. He hasn't provided evidence to support the claim.
#Court #EnergyEnvironment #Environment #Local #National #News #Politics #ClimateChange #FossilFuels #SenTedCruz
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CPS Energy has agreed to purchase four natural gas power plants in Harris, Brazoria, and Galveston counties for nearly $1.4 billion from PROENERGY, which will continue to maintain and operate the plants.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Environment #Galveston #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #BrazoriaCounty #CPSEnergy #GalvestonCounty #HoustonGasPlants #Tpr
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CPS Energy has agreed to purchase four natural gas power plants in Harris, Brazoria, and Galveston counties for nearly $1.4 billion from PROENERGY, which will continue to maintain and operate the plants.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Environment #Galveston #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #BrazoriaCounty #CPSEnergy #GalvestonCounty #HoustonGasPlants #Tpr
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The EPA has issued an air-quality permit for a proposed deep-water crude oil port about 30 miles off the shore of Freeport. Supporters say it takes an extra step toward reducing emissions. Environmental advocates worry it will exacerbate pollution.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Environment #Local #News #CrudeOil #DeepwaterDrilling #EnvironmentalIntegrityProject #EnvironmentalProtectionAgency #Freeport #TexasGulfLink
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The EPA has issued an air-quality permit for a proposed deep-water crude oil port about 30 miles off the shore of Freeport. Supporters say it takes an extra step toward reducing emissions. Environmental advocates worry it will exacerbate pollution.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Environment #Local #News #CrudeOil #DeepwaterDrilling #EnvironmentalIntegrityProject #EnvironmentalProtectionAgency #Freeport #TexasGulfLink
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Following years of delays, the Environmental Protection Agency has approved a cleanup plan for the San Jacinto River waste pits, a contaminated site near Houston. The approval comes with a set of strict requirements.
#EnergyEnvironment #Environment #EnvironmentalJustice #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Dioxins #HoustonPollution #SanJacintoRiver #SanJacintoRiverWastePits #TexasHealthAndEnvironmentalAlliance #USEnvironmentalProtectionAgency
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Following years of delays, the Environmental Protection Agency has approved a cleanup plan for the San Jacinto River waste pits, a contaminated site near Houston. The approval comes with a set of strict requirements.
#EnergyEnvironment #Environment #EnvironmentalJustice #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Dioxins #HoustonPollution #SanJacintoRiver #SanJacintoRiverWastePits #TexasHealthAndEnvironmentalAlliance #USEnvironmentalProtectionAgency
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Elon Musk said his proposal to build tunnels to address Houston's chronic flooding woes would work, after an investigation raised questions about the plan's effectiveness. But experts say his plan has key technical and logistical challenges.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Flooding #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #ElonMusk #HarrisCountyFloodControlDistrict #HurricaneHarvey #TheBoringCo
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Elon Musk said his proposal to build tunnels to address Houston's chronic flooding woes would work, after an investigation raised questions about the plan's effectiveness. But experts say his plan has key technical and logistical challenges.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Flooding #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #ElonMusk #HarrisCountyFloodControlDistrict #HurricaneHarvey #TheBoringCo
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Texas’ Solar for All program, left in limbo after the Trump administration canceled federal grant funding, was intended to bring solar panels and batteries to low-income neighborhoods and create jobs by training workers to install the technology.
#EnergyEnvironment #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #Texas #EnvironmentalProtectionAgency #Epa #FederalFundingCuts #FederalGrant #HarrisCountyAttorneyChristianMenefee #TexasSolarForAllCoalition
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Texas’ Solar for All program, left in limbo after the Trump administration canceled federal grant funding, was intended to bring solar panels and batteries to low-income neighborhoods and create jobs by training workers to install the technology.
#EnergyEnvironment #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #Texas #EnvironmentalProtectionAgency #Epa #FederalFundingCuts #FederalGrant #HarrisCountyAttorneyChristianMenefee #TexasSolarForAllCoalition
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Houston-area residents likely will see increased charges on their next round of electricity bills.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Houston #Local #News #CenterPointEnergy #ElectricityBills #EnergyRates #HoustonElectricityCosts
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Houston-area residents likely will see increased charges on their next round of electricity bills.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Houston #Local #News #CenterPointEnergy #ElectricityBills #EnergyRates #HoustonElectricityCosts
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Parents of Awty International School students protested Thursday outside a Houston office for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, which approved a concrete batch plant that is operating near the campus.
#Business #Education #EducationNews #EnergyEnvironment #EnvironmentalJustice #Houston #Local #News #Transportation #AwtyInternationalSchool #ConcreteBatchPlant #HoustonPollution #Tceq #TexasCommissionOnEnvironmentalQuality #Txdot
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Parents of Awty International School students protested Thursday outside a Houston office for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, which approved a concrete batch plant that is operating near the campus.
#Business #Education #EducationNews #EnergyEnvironment #EnvironmentalJustice #Houston #Local #News #Transportation #AwtyInternationalSchool #ConcreteBatchPlant #HoustonPollution #Tceq #TexasCommissionOnEnvironmentalQuality #Txdot
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For years, experts in Houston have been studying the idea of building massive tunnels under the area to divert floodwaters and save lives and property. Now, Elon Musk wants a piece of the project.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Flooding #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #Texas #ElonMusk #HurricaneHarvey #USCongress
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For years, experts in Houston have been studying the idea of building massive tunnels under the area to divert floodwaters and save lives and property. Now, Elon Musk wants a piece of the project.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Flooding #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #Texas #ElonMusk #HurricaneHarvey #USCongress
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The Texas Energy Fund was created in 2023 with the goal of jump-starting the construction of more natural gas power plants. But in the two years since, experts say the energy market has turned against the development of such plants.
#Business #Development #EnergyEnvironment #Infrastructure #News #Texas #NaturalGas #NaturalGasPowerPlants #NRG #PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas #TexasEnergyFund
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The Texas Energy Fund was created in 2023 with the goal of jump-starting the construction of more natural gas power plants. But in the two years since, experts say the energy market has turned against the development of such plants.
#Business #Development #EnergyEnvironment #Infrastructure #News #Texas #NaturalGas #NaturalGasPowerPlants #NRG #PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas #TexasEnergyFund
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Fort Bend County residents are pushing back against proposed concrete plants in their neighborhoods. Concerned about noise, dust and proximity to schools and community centers, they are turning to local leaders for help.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #EnvironmentalJustice #FortBend #Local #News #ConcreteBatchPlant #FortBendCounty #MissouriCity #RockCrushingPlant
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Fort Bend County residents are pushing back against proposed concrete plants in their neighborhoods. Concerned about noise, dust and proximity to schools and community centers, they are turning to local leaders for help.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #EnvironmentalJustice #FortBend #Local #News #ConcreteBatchPlant #FortBendCounty #MissouriCity #RockCrushingPlant
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The Trump administration's plan to undo a landmark finding that climate pollution threatens public health and welfare poses lots of risks for corporate America.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Environment #National #News #ClimateChange #Epa #PollutionAndHealth #TrumpAdministration
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The Trump administration's plan to undo a landmark finding that climate pollution threatens public health and welfare poses lots of risks for corporate America.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Environment #National #News #ClimateChange #Epa #PollutionAndHealth #TrumpAdministration
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Gaps in natural gas regulation could leave Texas vulnerable to another winter storm-related blackout.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #News #Texas #ElectricGrid #KUT #NaturalGas #RailroadCommissionOfTexas #TexasWinterStorm #WinterStorm
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Gaps in natural gas regulation could leave Texas vulnerable to another winter storm-related blackout.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #News #Texas #ElectricGrid #KUT #NaturalGas #RailroadCommissionOfTexas #TexasWinterStorm #WinterStorm
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More than a year after Hurricane Beryl left more than 2.2 million Houston-area homes and businesses without power, Harris County residents still have an overwhelmingly negative opinion of CenterPoint Energy, according to a new survey.
#EnergyEnvironment #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Weather #CenterPointEnergy #HobbySchoolOfPublicAffairs #HurricaneBeryl #UniversityOfHouston #UniversityOfHoustonHobbySchool
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More than a year after Hurricane Beryl left more than 2.2 million Houston-area homes and businesses without power, Harris County residents still have an overwhelmingly negative opinion of CenterPoint Energy, according to a new survey.
#EnergyEnvironment #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Weather #CenterPointEnergy #HobbySchoolOfPublicAffairs #HurricaneBeryl #UniversityOfHouston #UniversityOfHoustonHobbySchool
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NRG Energy has secured a multimillion-dollar state loan to construct two new natural gas units at a power plant in Houston.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Houston #Local #News #Texas #2021WinterStorm #ERCOTGrid #GovGregAbbott #NaturalGasPowerPlants #NrgEnergy #PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas
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NRG Energy has secured a multimillion-dollar state loan to construct two new natural gas units at a power plant in Houston.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Houston #Local #News #Texas #2021WinterStorm #ERCOTGrid #GovGregAbbott #NaturalGasPowerPlants #NrgEnergy #PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas
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Buffalo Bayou Park visitors can now charge electric vehicles there after Houston City Council member Abbie Kamin launched newly constructed chargers at the park Tuesday.
#CityOfHouston #EnergyEnvironment #Houston #Local #News #Transportation #AbbieKamin #BuffaloBayouPark #CarChargingStations #ChargingStations #ElectricVehicles #EVs
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Buffalo Bayou Park visitors can now charge electric vehicles there after Houston City Council member Abbie Kamin launched newly constructed chargers at the park Tuesday.
#CityOfHouston #EnergyEnvironment #Houston #Local #News #Transportation #AbbieKamin #BuffaloBayouPark #CarChargingStations #ChargingStations #ElectricVehicles #EVs
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The property is home to wetlands, farmland, and native grasses, offering a habitat for birds such as the bobwhite quail, loggerhead shrike and eastern meadowlark.
#Animals #EnergyEnvironment #Environment #EnvironmentalJustice #CoastalPrairieConservancy #KatyPrairie #KatyPrairieConservancy #Wetlands
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The property is home to wetlands, farmland, and native grasses, offering a habitat for birds such as the bobwhite quail, loggerhead shrike and eastern meadowlark.
#Animals #EnergyEnvironment #Environment #EnvironmentalJustice #CoastalPrairieConservancy #KatyPrairie #KatyPrairieConservancy #Wetlands
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From The Texas Tribune: The One Big Beautiful Bill drastically shortens the timeline for wind and solar projects to qualify for tax credits. This will impact even Texas, where wind and solar power have boomed and power demand is rising.
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From The Texas Tribune: The One Big Beautiful Bill drastically shortens the timeline for wind and solar projects to qualify for tax credits. This will impact even Texas, where wind and solar power have boomed and power demand is rising.
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Experts say outlandish claims of weather manipulation are hindering disaster preparedness and emergency response.
#EnergyEnvironment #Flooding #News #Texas #Weather #ConspiracyTheories #KUT #Misinformation
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Experts say outlandish claims of weather manipulation are hindering disaster preparedness and emergency response.
#EnergyEnvironment #Flooding #News #Texas #Weather #ConspiracyTheories #KUT #Misinformation
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Disaster preparedness and flood recovery are at the top of the agenda for Texas' special legislative session. Many of the measures likely to come up for debate were considered months or years before the deadly flash flood in the Hill Country.
#EnergyEnvironment #Flooding #Houston #Local #National #News #Politics #Texas #2025TexasLegislature #DisasterPreparedness #FederalEmergencyManagementAgency #SpecialSession #TexasHillCountryFlooding #TexasRedistricting
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Disaster preparedness and flood recovery are at the top of the agenda for Texas' special legislative session. Many of the measures likely to come up for debate were considered months or years before the deadly flash flood in the Hill Country.
#EnergyEnvironment #Flooding #Houston #Local #National #News #Politics #Texas #2025TexasLegislature #DisasterPreparedness #FederalEmergencyManagementAgency #SpecialSession #TexasHillCountryFlooding #TexasRedistricting
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From @insideclimate, climate scientists say the torrential downpours in the Texas Hill Country on July 4 exemplify the devastating outcomes of weather intensified by a warming atmosphere.
#ClimateChange #EnergyEnvironment #Flooding #News #Texas #Weather #CentralTexasFloods #FlashFlooding #GuadalupeRiverFlood #TexasHillCountry #TexasHillCountryFlooding
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From @insideclimate, climate scientists say the torrential downpours in the Texas Hill Country on July 4 exemplify the devastating outcomes of weather intensified by a warming atmosphere.
#ClimateChange #EnergyEnvironment #Flooding #News #Texas #Weather #CentralTexasFloods #FlashFlooding #GuadalupeRiverFlood #TexasHillCountry #TexasHillCountryFlooding
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While some recently retired career NWS meteorologists said local offices in Texas appear to have performed their duties admirably during the floods, they also said the offices have been hindered by staff reductions and the loss of senior staff.
#EnergyEnvironment #Galveston #Houston #Local #News #Texas #Weather #Flooding #KUT #NationalWeatherService #NationalWeatherServiceHoustonGalveston #Noaa
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While some recently retired career NWS meteorologists said local offices in Texas appear to have performed their duties admirably during the floods, they also said the offices have been hindered by staff reductions and the loss of senior staff.
#EnergyEnvironment #Galveston #Houston #Local #News #Texas #Weather #Flooding #KUT #NationalWeatherService #NationalWeatherServiceHoustonGalveston #Noaa
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As Central Texas and much of the state grapples with catastrophic flooding, Houston marks the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Beryl.
#ClimateChange #EnergyEnvironment #Houston #Hurricane #Infrastructure #Local #News #Texas #Weather #Centerpoint #CentralTexasFloods #HurricaneBeryl #HurricaneBerylAnniversary #KinderInstituteForUrbanResearch #StormPreparedness