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Houston Public Media<p>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.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/08/12/528526/survey-houstonians-have-overall-unfavorable-opinion-of-centerpoint/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/local/2025/08/12/528526/survey-houstonians-have-overall-unfavorable-opinion-of-centerpoint/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HarrisCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisCounty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Weather</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CenterPointEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CenterPointEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HobbySchoolOfPublicAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HobbySchoolOfPublicAffairs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HurricaneBeryl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HurricaneBeryl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UniversityOfHouston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityOfHouston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UniversityOfHoustonHobbySchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityOfHoustonHobbySchool</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>NRG Energy has secured a multimillion-dollar state loan to construct two new natural gas units at a power plant in Houston.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/08/06/528002/nrg-energy-receives-up-to-216m-state-loan-to-construct-two-houston-natural-gas-facilities/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/energy-environment/2025/08/06/528002/nrg-energy-receives-up-to-216m-state-loan-to-construct-two-houston-natural-gas-facilities/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2021WinterStorm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2021WinterStorm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ERCOTGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ERCOTGrid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GovGregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GovGregAbbott</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NaturalGasPowerPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalGasPowerPlants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NrgEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NrgEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>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.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/08/05/528005/buffalo-bayou-park-gets-new-ev-chargers-funded-by-houston-city-council-member/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/energy-environment/2025/08/05/528005/buffalo-bayou-park-gets-new-ev-chargers-funded-by-houston-city-council-member/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CityOfHouston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CityOfHouston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transportation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AbbieKamin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbbieKamin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuffaloBayouPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuffaloBayouPark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CarChargingStations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CarChargingStations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChargingStations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChargingStations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectricVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricVehicles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EVs</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>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.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/environment/2025/07/28/527205/coastal-prairie-conservancy-enters-preservation-agreement-with-three-oaks-farm/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/environment/2025/07/28/527205/coastal-prairie-conservancy-enters-preservation-agreement-with-three-oaks-farm/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnvironmentalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalJustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CoastalPrairieConservancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoastalPrairieConservancy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KatyPrairie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KatyPrairie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KatyPrairieConservancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KatyPrairieConservancy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wetlands</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>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.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/07/24/527079/texans-will-pay-higher-power-bills-as-clean-energy-development-slows-due-to-tax-credit-cuts-economists-say/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/energy-environment/2025/07/24/527079/texans-will-pay-higher-power-bills-as-clean-energy-development-slows-due-to-tax-credit-cuts-economists-say/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RenewableEnergy</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Experts say outlandish claims of weather manipulation are hindering disaster preparedness and emergency response.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/weather/2025/07/15/526402/conspiracy-theorists-said-cloud-seeding-caused-the-texas-floods-it-did-not/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/weather/2025/07/15/526402/conspiracy-theorists-said-cloud-seeding-caused-the-texas-floods-it-did-not/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flooding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Weather</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConspiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConspiracyTheories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KUT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KUT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Misinformation</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>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.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/07/14/526276/texas-missed-opportunities-to-prepare-for-hill-country-flood-former-fema-chief-of-staff-says/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/politics/2025/07/14/526276/texas-missed-opportunities-to-prepare-for-hill-country-flood-former-fema-chief-of-staff-says/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flooding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/National" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>National</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2025TexasLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2025TexasLegislature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DisasterPreparedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DisasterPreparedness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FederalEmergencyManagementAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalEmergencyManagementAgency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpecialSession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialSession</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasHillCountryFlooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasHillCountryFlooding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasRedistricting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasRedistricting</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>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.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/weather/2025/07/11/526185/climate-change-helped-fuel-heavy-rains-that-led-to-devastating-texas-flood/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/weather/2025/07/11/526185/climate-change-helped-fuel-heavy-rains-that-led-to-devastating-texas-flood/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flooding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Weather</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CentralTexasFloods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CentralTexasFloods</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FlashFlooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FlashFlooding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GuadalupeRiverFlood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GuadalupeRiverFlood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasHillCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasHillCountry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasHillCountryFlooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasHillCountryFlooding</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>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.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/weather/2025/07/10/526154/these-meteorologists-spent-years-at-the-nws-in-texas-heres-what-they-think-of-staffing-issues/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/weather/2025/07/10/526154/these-meteorologists-spent-years-at-the-nws-in-texas-heres-what-they-think-of-staffing-issues/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Galveston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Galveston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Weather</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flooding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KUT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KUT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationalWeatherService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalWeatherService</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationalWeatherServiceHoustonGalveston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalWeatherServiceHoustonGalveston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Noaa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Noaa</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>As Central Texas and much of the state grapples with catastrophic flooding, Houston marks the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Beryl.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/weather/2025/07/08/525876/theres-nothing-reasonable-about-climate-change-local-experts-reflect-on-beryl-anniversary/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/weather/2025/07/08/525876/theres-nothing-reasonable-about-climate-change-local-experts-reflect-on-beryl-anniversary/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hurricane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hurricane</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Weather</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Centerpoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Centerpoint</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CentralTexasFloods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CentralTexasFloods</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HurricaneBeryl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HurricaneBeryl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HurricaneBerylAnniversary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HurricaneBerylAnniversary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KinderInstituteForUrbanResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KinderInstituteForUrbanResearch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StormPreparedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StormPreparedness</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>The very qualities that draw people to the Texas Hill Country — its rolling terrain, limestone formations and lazy rivers — also make the area especially dangerous during heavy rainstorms.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/07/07/525781/how-can-the-next-disaster-in-flash-flood-alley-be-prevented/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/energy-environment/2025/07/07/525781/how-can-the-next-disaster-in-flash-flood-alley-be-prevented/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Weather</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GuadalupeRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GuadalupeRiver</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasHillCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasHillCountry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TopStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TopStory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tpr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tpr</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Several groups have mobilized to offer assistance to people affected by the Guadalupe River floods.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/07/05/525689/guadalupe-river-flood-how-to-help-and-how-to-find-help/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/texas/2025/07/05/525689/guadalupe-river-flood-how-to-help-and-how-to-find-help/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GuadalupeRiverFlood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GuadalupeRiverFlood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KerrCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KerrCounty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TopStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TopStories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tpr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tpr</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Air Alliance Houston has joined a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over the termination of grant funding under the Trump administration.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/07/02/525538/air-alliance-houston-joins-lawsuit-against-trump-admin-for-termination-of-epa-grants/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/energy-environment/2025/07/02/525538/air-alliance-houston-joins-lawsuit-against-trump-admin-for-termination-of-epa-grants/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Court</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/National" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>National</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AirAllianceHouston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirAllianceHouston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Epa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Epa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FederalGrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGrants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PresidentDonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentDonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAdministration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USEnvironmentalProtectionAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USEnvironmentalProtectionAgency</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>While Elon Musk took Washington, D.C., by storm, his company representatives and lobbyists were notching up big political wins in the heart of his vast business empire: Texas.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/07/02/525461/inside-elon-musks-stellar-year-at-the-texas-capitol/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/politics/2025/07/02/525461/inside-elon-musks-stellar-year-at-the-texas-capitol/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceTravel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spacex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spacex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasLegislature</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up ExxonMobil’s appeal regarding a multimillion-dollar penalty against the oil and gas giant for thousands of environmental violations at its Baytown petrochemical plant.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/06/30/525287/u-s-supreme-court-denies-exxons-appeal-in-14-25m-baytown-air-pollution-penalty/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/energy-environment/2025/06/30/525287/u-s-supreme-court-denies-exxons-appeal-in-14-25m-baytown-air-pollution-penalty/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Court</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnvironmentalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalJustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BaytownRefinery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BaytownRefinery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnvironmentTexas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentTexas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ExxonEmissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExxonEmissions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ExxonMobil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExxonMobil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SierraClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SierraClub</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USSupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USSupremeCourt</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>As nuclear manufacturers and researchers descend on Texas, responding to the governor's legislative call, environmentalists and analysts voice their concerns.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/06/30/525243/while-texas-bets-on-a-nuclear-renaissance-some-doubt-the-payout-will-come/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/energy-environment/2025/06/30/525243/while-texas-bets-on-a-nuclear-renaissance-some-doubt-the-payout-will-come/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIData</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectricGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricGrid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GulfCoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GulfCoast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KUT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KUT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NuclearEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearEnergy</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Texas residents and businesses who sued utility companies for cutting power during the 2021 winter storm didn't adequately prove the companies were intentionally negligent in causing widespread blackouts, the Texas Supreme Court ruled.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/06/27/525185/texas-supreme-court-partly-sides-with-centerpoint-other-utilities-in-lawsuits-over-2021-winter-storm/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/court/2025/06/27/525185/texas-supreme-court-partly-sides-with-centerpoint-other-utilities-in-lawsuits-over-2021-winter-storm/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Court</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CenterPointEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CenterPointEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ercot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ercot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lawsuits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lawsuits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasSupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasSupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Winter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Winter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WinterStormUri2021" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WinterStormUri2021</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>From Public Health Watch: In the first 5 months of his 2nd term, President Trump changed federal environmental regulations, and the agencies that enforce them, in ways that will directly affect Texans who live near oil refineries and petrochemical facilities.&nbsp;<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publichealthwatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publichealthwatch</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/06/25/524839/7-federal-policy-changes-that-will-hurt-polluted-communities/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/energy-environment/2025/06/25/524839/7-federal-policy-changes-that-will-hurt-polluted-communities/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AirAllianceHouston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirAllianceHouston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AirPollutionInHouston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirPollutionInHouston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Channelview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Channelview</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnvironmentalProtectionAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalProtectionAgency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoustonShipChannel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HoustonShipChannel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAdministration</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Utility company CenterPoint Energy has reached a settlement agreement with several Houston-area municipalities to spend $3.2 billion over the next several years as part of its systemwide resiliency plan.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/infrastructure/2025/06/17/524284/centerpoint-energy-reaches-3-2-billion-resiliency-plan-agreement-with-houston-area-cities/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/infrastructure/2025/06/17/524284/centerpoint-energy-reaches-3-2-billion-resiliency-plan-agreement-with-houston-area-cities/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CenterPointEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CenterPointEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CityOfHouston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CityOfHouston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectricityCosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricityCosts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HurricaneBeryl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HurricaneBeryl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ResiliencyInitative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResiliencyInitative</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Jamaica Beach, located on the west side of Galveston Island, is receiving 61,000 cubic yards of new sand to help protect the shoreline from erosion.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2025/06/11/523737/jamaica-beach-in-galveston-to-receive-over-5m-in-additional-sand-regrading/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/local/galveston/2025/06/11/523737/jamaica-beach-in-galveston-to-receive-over-5m-in-additional-sand-regrading/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Galveston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Galveston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hurricane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hurricane</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fema</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GalvestonIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GalvestonIsland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HurricaneIke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HurricaneIke</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JamaicaBeach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JamaicaBeach</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasGeneralLandOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasGeneralLandOffice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasLandCommissionerDawnBuckingham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasLandCommissionerDawnBuckingham</span></a></p>
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