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Energy & Environment

Polluted National Parks: Lawmaker Says Texas Has A Bull’s-Eye

Dave Fehling

Posted on February 2, 2015 · Texas and its neighbors have some pristine national park; except, maybe, for the air. And now, the Texas Legislature is at odds with the federal government over who to blame for air pollution in those parks.

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National Park Service Temporarily Bans The Use Of Drones

Travis Bubenik

Posted on August 22, 2014 · Big Bend National Park's Chief Ranger tells us more.

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I SEE U, Episode 12: Band of (Rhythm and Blues) Brothers [Encore]

Eddie Robinson

Posted on June 2, 2023 · Legendary producers, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, take us on a musical journey of their past, present and hit-making future. This episode is an encore of the August 7, 2021 original broadcast.

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Energy & Environment

Reignited fire at Shell’s Deer Park Chemicals facility extinguished Sunday night, officials say

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on May 8, 2023 · Emergency crews began diverting runoff wastewater into the Houston Ship Channel over the weekend due to the "large amount of water required to control the fire," according to Shell.

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Texas Supreme Court rules state lawsuit against Volkswagen, Audi can proceed

Andrew Schneider

Posted on May 5, 2023 · The Texas lawsuit follows a successful nationwide suit against the two carmakers for installing software in their vehicles to defeat emissions testing equipment.

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Houston Matters

Was the 2019 ITC chemical plant fire in Deer Park worse than we thought?

Michael Hagerty

Posted on April 28, 2023 · New analysis from the Texas Tribune found that benzene lingered in the air far longer than initially reported.

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