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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey

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West Texas Pipelines Close To Coming Online

Posted on February 8, 2017 · Both pipelines have drawn opposition from some locals in West Texas.

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Fact checking claims about the energy grid, and using sports to generate positive PR (July 21, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 21, 2022 · On Thursday's show: Politicians are pointing fingers at different entities about concerns regarding energy supply. But how true are those claims? Then we discuss the concept of sportswashing. And we reflect on how air conditioning shaped our city's growth and development.

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Texans face skyrocketing home energy bills as the state exports more natural gas than ever

Mitchell Ferman, Texas Tribune

Posted on July 5, 2022 · The cost of electricity in Texas is tightly tied to the price of natural gas, which has more than doubled since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February.

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Fire at LNG terminal in Freeport jolts residents, fuel markets

Cathy Bussewitz, AP Business Writer

Posted on June 10, 2022 · Freeport LNG will be offline for at least three weeks following a fire in its export facility this week.

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Five Texas refineries polluted above federal limit on cancer-causing benzene last year, report found

Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune

Posted on May 12, 2022 · Benzene is a known human carcinogen, according to the EPA. The Texas refineries were among a dozen industrial plants in the U.S. that emitted the highest levels of the chemical in 2021.

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