A journalist and photographer documented how communities along the Rio Grande border are coping with the river's ongoing decline. The river has long pitted Mexico and the U.S. against each other over an international water treaty.
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Kinder Morgan announced approval of $4.7 billion in investments for two natural gas pipeline projects amid rising demand.
$4.7 billion for gas pipeline project investments
Kinder Morgan, energy company approving pipeline investments
Reported by 3 outletsFound via Google News
A Houston Advanced Research Center report forecasts that if all planned data centers connect to Texas' power grid, fine particulate matter emissions could reach their highest level since 2006 and nitrogen oxide emissions could approach 2004 levels within five years.
Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC), conducted report forecasting pollution impacts from data centers
Reported by 2 outletsFound via Google News
Kinder Morgan announced a formal commitment to build the Permian Link pipeline project across West Texas and the Panhandle. The project will carry natural gas to power a hyperscale data center complex under a 20-year supply contract.
$4.2 billion for permian Link pipeline project cost
Kinder Morgan, pipeline operator committing to project; Unnamed A-rated hyperscale data center operator, anchor customer
Reported by 2 outletsFound via Google News
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shut down its online permit filing system (STEERS) after watchdog groups Public Citizen and FracTracker Alliance identified multiple stormwater permits for data center construction that the agency had approved, violating Gov. Abbott's directive to halt data center-related permits.
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, state environmental agency that shut down its online permit system; Public Citizen, watchdog group that identified data center permits; FracTracker Alliance, nonprofit that identified data center permits and 3 more
Reported by 3 outletsOnly left-leaning outlets reported thisFound via Google News
A study published in September 2026 documented the first known great white shark detections within Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, about 100 miles off the Texas coast. Researchers detected nine sharks between 2022 and 2025, including five within the protected area, tracked by acoustic transmitters attached to previously tagged animals.
Louisiana State University, Study leader; Texas A&M University at Galveston, Study collaborator; Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, Study collaborator
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The Houston Advanced Research Center released a report on Tuesday assessing how Texas's growing data center industry could affect air quality. The report projects that nitrogen oxide emissions could rise 35% by 2031 under a cleaner scenario or nearly 400% if data centers use on-site natural gas power.
Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC), Released air quality impact report; Carlos Gamarra, Vice president for energy, air and IT for HARC; led team that produced the report
Reported by 10 outletsOnly left-leaning outlets reported thisFound via Google News
A study published in Cell Reports Sustainability found that current EPA monitoring methods capture only 44% of average PFAS concentrations in community water systems by counting results below reporting thresholds as zero. An associate professor at Texas Christian University led the research analyzing roughly 1.86 million PFAS test results.
Gehendra Kharel, associate professor of environmental and geological sciences at Texas Christian University; first author of study; Environmental Protection Agency, monitors PFAS levels in U.S. water systems; Environmental Working Group, conducted analysis of EPA monitoring data
Reported by 2 outletsFound via Google News
A 6-inch water main broke in West El Paso on Wednesday night in the 1100 block of Shawnee, affecting about 15 customers. El Paso Water crews delivered water bottles to impacted customers and worked on-site until service was restored.
El Paso Water, utility company responding to break
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