With the new federal methane rule entering the home stretch, stranded gas in the Permian Basin could contribute to more flaring this year.
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Texas A&M Holds Half of All Stolen Indigenous Lands Uncovered in Grist’s Study of Land Grant Systems
‘Misplaced Trust’ found 4.2 million acres—or 3 million football fields—in Texas land trusts that were wrested from Native peoples. Similar findings mar university holdings across the West, including New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and elsewhere.
How Some of the Biggest Texas Polluters Keep Skirting Federal Environmental Laws
Industrial developers describe facilities as “minor” polluters to avoid federal permitting requirements, and environmental lawyers say the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality lets it happen.
Texas Anti-Crypto ‘Week of Action’ to Challenge Bitcoin’s Hidden Costs
Targeting high water use, energy waste, and round-the-clock noise, opponents are challenging Bitcoin efforts in Navarro County, the author of ‘Let Them Eat Crypto’ writes.
Welcome to Total’s ‘Petro City’: Arlington, Texas
In this heavily drilled North Texas city, a UK-based investigative reporter finds echoes of TotalEnergie’s oil exploitation of Nigeria, Iraq, and Kurdistan.
Small Modular Reactors Remain Unlikely, Unnecessary ‘Hail Mary’ Pass
The diminutive reactors are likely to be just as prone to delays and cost overruns as their behemoth predecessors.
Pipeline Operators Released Hundreds of Tons of Toxic Gases During Texas Heatwave
Hazards from high temperatures inspire oil and gas companies to vent more than 500,000 pounds of toxins during 17 reported events. The Texas regulator did not respond to questions from Inside Climate News.
Bitcoin Mining Boom Continues in Texas as Sweltering State Shatters Energy Records
The Texas Lege’s failure to reform energy-intensive bitcoin mining in Texas means the industry will continue to expand alongside record-setting grid demand, extreme weather disasters, water strain, and rising consumer energy costs. Second thoughts, anyone?