Environment

By Michael Marks, Texas StandardIt’s a clear, cool morning in West Texas, and about 50 people are watching a helicopter wind its way around the south side…

By Mose Buchele, KUTTexas is not a state known for strong environmental protections. The fact is, many green groups head into legislative sessions more…

The disappearance of grasslands from the Chihuahuan Desert is exacerbating the problem of dwindling grassland birds. Conservationists with The Bird…

On this episode of West Texas Talk, Elise Pepple speaks to Katherine Hayhoe, known as the climate evangelist. Hayhoe is a renowned Physicist and…

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is in the early stages of an environmental review for Waste Control Specialists’ application to expand its low-level…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday joked about suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency one last time before President Obama leaves office…

Morning Edition Host and Reporter Travis Bubenik is leaving West Texas in January for a reporting position at Houston Public Media, where he’ll cover…

MARFA, Texas -- Opponents of a pipeline under construction in West Texas are pleased by the national attention garnered by protest against the Dakota…

President-elect Donald Trump officially named former Texas Governor Rick Perry as his pick for Energy Secretary this week. Looking at back at Perry's…

Activists in west Texas are taking to heart the successes of the Standing Rock Sioux to stop construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. They're hoping to repeat that for a pipeline project there.