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Climate change is more than a buzz word -- it can be seen and felt across our communities. Climate Central reports that in 2025, climate and weather disasters costed $115 billion in damages, ranking it the third costliest year on record.
Matthew Troia, a UT San Antonio assistant professor, was awareded the distinguished Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award by the National Science Foundation. The award will support his investigation on how climate change and urbanization are affecting freshwater ecosystems by enabling exotic tropical fish species to expand northward.
In a move that divests EPA of the authority to restrict emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide in air emissions, on Thursday, the White House will withdraw EPA's 2009 Endangerment Finding,
Climate change is not the only force pushing up power costs, but it amplifies the impact of other vulnerabilities in the Texas system. The state relies heavily on natural gas fired power plants, which means electricity prices are closely tied to gas markets.
For decades, Houstonian Lisa Brenskelle spent her days working as a chemical engineer, and her free time fighting for environmental and climate issues. “I am a Christian, and Christianity is very clear that the whole reason we're on the planet is to take ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Central Texas suffered through a debilitating winter storm in February 2021. An intense storm system left the entire area feeling powerless due to the heavy snow and the eventual ice. Snow on Feb. 15, 2021, measured at 5.4″, is one of ...
Do people see climate change affecting their area? A median of 74% across nine middle-income countries say global climate change is affecting the area where they live at least somewhat, while 24% say it doesn’t impact their area much or at all.