EPA reverses course, rejects permit for massive oil exporting project offshore from Corpus Christi
During the Trump administration, the Environmental Protection Agency exempted a proposed oil export terminal off the Texas coast from air pollution requirements. This week it rejected the permit because of pollution concerns.
San Antonio built a pipeline to rural Central Texas to increase its water supply. Now local landowners say their wells are running dry.
A pipeline helped secure water for San Antonio for decades to come โ at a potentially high cost to some rural residents who are losing groundwater to the big city. Is it a preview for the rest of the state as climate change brings more water scarcity and cities keep sprawling?
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Texas could give landowners more say in eminent domain negotiations under bill sent to Greg Abbottโs desk
After failing last session, lawmakers finalized a bill โ described as a โdelicate compromiseโ โ that provides new protections for landowners in negotiating with companies attempting to seize their land through eminent domain.