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Grant Gerlock/Harvest Public MediaThe closure of four of the six Regional Climate Centers across the U.S. occurred after funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ran out. A recent report stated that the Trump administration plans to propose a 25% cut to NOAA's budget next fiscal year. -
Andrew StuartThe garden’s namesake was a passionate advocate for our region’s plants. Manning, who passed away September 8th, managed the Sul Ross greenhouse for 18 years, worked as a teacher and consultant and, with her partner Cindi Wimberly, founded Twin Sisters Natives. That business offered plants Manning had cultivated, with careful expertise, from seeds she’d collected.
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Pound-for-pound, grasshopper mice are among the fiercest predators in the desert borderlands, and they’re unfazed by venomous prey. -
Two years after lawmakers created a $10 million program to address leaking wells in rural counties, none of the money has been distributed. -
Economist Ray Perryman, who lives in Odessa and closely follows the Texas energy sector, sat down with Marfa Public Radio to discuss President Trump’s executive order declaring a national energy emergency and the large amount of oil already being produced in the Permian Basin. -
Standing 2 and a half feet high, with wingspans of 7 feet or more, golden eagles are the apex avian predator of West Texas. The region is home to golden eagles that breed here and are year-round residents, as well as eagles that travel here from more northerly climes in winter.
