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climate storm uri texas
www.texasobserver.org

Why Texas wasn't prepared for Winter Storm Uri

A disaster management expert on how poor planning and communication failures deepened the crisis that left millions of Texans without power during the deep freeze.
Politics
texas energy climate
www.cbsnews.com

Texas flunks climate change test as its energy grid freezes solid

Four days after a massive snowstorm pummeled Texas, the state is still struggling with an unprecedented and deadly blackout. Nearly 3 million people in the state were without power on Wednesday morning while nuclear facilities, natural-gas plants and wind farms stood frozen.

Solutions
‘Now it's coming back to bite them': Democrats see an opening in G.O.P. oversight of Texas grid
www.nytimes.com

‘Now it's coming back to bite them': Democrats see an opening in G.O.P. oversight of Texas grid

As the state reels from power outages, Democrats look to turn the tables on the Republicans who dominate state government.
Impacts
Freezing your ass off is also a symptom of climate change
motherboard.vice.com

Freezing your ass off is also a symptom of climate change

The connection between a melting Arctic and frigid temperatures on the East Coast.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
Red and white Dow Chemical logo on a concrete wall next to barren trees and patches of snow.

Dow seeks to replace fossil fuels with nuclear reactors at Texas plastics plant

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DOE drops solar focus in revamp of student building competition

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Offshore wind turbines may offer new habitat for key fish species

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Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

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An open letter from EPA staff to the American public

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

CLIMATE
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Global economic losses from climate change may be far worse than predicted, new study warns

Firefighters in full gear fighting a barn fire.

Urban wildfires may expose firefighters to toxic metals like lead and mercury