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Houston Public Media Selected to Host “Report for America” Journalist in 2020

Posted on December 10, 2019 · The reporter will focus on factors that affect the health of Houstonians.

Weather

June 2022 was the hottest June in Houston history

Posted on July 1, 2022 · A high-pressure ridge, effects of climate change and a lack of rain caused last month to break the record set in 2011 as Houston’s hottest June.

Politics

Supreme Court restricts the EPA’s authority to mandate carbon emissions

Posted on June 30, 2022 · The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to mandate carbon emissions from existing power plants.

Texas

Seven ways climate change is already hitting Texans

Posted on May 18, 2022 · Extreme weather events, water scarcity, risks of illness: Climate change is here, and it’s already affecting Texans.

Houston Matters

Council Member Tarsha Jackson, and how big oil cast doubt on climate change (April 19, 2022)

Posted on April 19, 2022 · On Tuesday's show: City Council Member Tarsha Jackson discusses issues facing the city, we discuss the fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change, and local baker Hemlata "Hemu" Basumatary from the Netflix baking show Is It Cake? talks about her craft.

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Houston Public Media Selected to Host “Report for America” Journalist in 2020

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