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A new energy battleground: insurance for LNG terminals
Critics of liquefied natural gas are launching a campaign to pressure companies to stop insuring LNG terminals such as Freeport LNG in Texas.
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Companies pin excessive 2017 air pollution on Harvey, one-time events
Companies that were found to have emitted the most air pollutants in 2017 in Texas are in some cases pinning the blame on Hurricane Harvey, as well as unique one-time plant upsets and maintenance.
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Trump Administration report: Climate change is hurting Texas
If greenhouse gasses aren’t curbed, the Texas economy will likely face devastating consequences from climate change.
New Texas petrochemical projects add millions of tons of greenhouse gas pollution, report finds
The United States' leading emitter of greenhouse gases has approved 43 petrochemical projects along the Gulf Coast since 2012 that will add millions tons of greenhouse gas pollution to the atmosphere, according to a new study.
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Coastal ecosystems in Texas are thriving a year after Hurricane Harvey
Harvey may have ravaged the coast, but the storm is proof of the adaptability of nature, scientists say.
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Sinking land and climate change are worsening tidal floods on the Texas coast
More than 10,000 homes along the Texas coast will flood at least 26 times a year by 2045, researchers say.
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The Texas coastline is slowly disappearing. Here's how one community is coping
The Lone Star State's shoreline is experiencing one of the highest rates of land loss of any coastal area in the country thanks to a combination of subsidence, sea level rise and storm surges.
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