/tags/stateimpact-texas StateImpact Texas en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 20:36:20 GMT /energy-environment/2014-11-06/denton-voted-to-ban-fracking-so-now-what This week Denton, Texas became the first city in the state to ban fracking within its city limits. The ban passed with nearly 59 percent of the vote.Many� Thu, 06 Nov 2014 20:36:20 GMT /energy-environment/2014-11-06/denton-voted-to-ban-fracking-so-now-what Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2014-09-16/research-links-drilling-activities-to-water-contamination-in-north-texas For years, some residents of Parker County in North Texas have believed that nearby gas drilling was responsible for high levels of methane in� Tue, 16 Sep 2014 16:26:03 GMT /energy-environment/2014-09-16/research-links-drilling-activities-to-water-contamination-in-north-texas Mose Buchele /texas/2014-09-12/three-earthquakes-rattle-texas-so-far-this-week It’s been a shaky week in Texas with two small earthquakes rattling the Dallas-Fort Worth area and another slightly more powerful quake detected in South� Fri, 12 Sep 2014 19:55:41 GMT /texas/2014-09-12/three-earthquakes-rattle-texas-so-far-this-week Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2014-07-29/4-ways-texas-could-win-big-under-new-climate-change-rules Earlier this year, the earth hit a frightening milestone: carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reached its highest level since humans have inhabited the� Tue, 29 Jul 2014 20:26:20 GMT /energy-environment/2014-07-29/4-ways-texas-could-win-big-under-new-climate-change-rules /energy-environment/2014-07-14/how-one-austin-home-produces-more-energy-than-it-uses From StateImpact Texas:As the mercury rises in Texas, so does our energy use. Air conditioners will work overtime to keep your house cool. And when that� Mon, 14 Jul 2014 18:40:13 GMT /energy-environment/2014-07-14/how-one-austin-home-produces-more-energy-than-it-uses /energy-environment/2014-06-26/how-new-transmission-lines-are-bringing-more-wind-power-to-texas-cities From StateImpact Texas:We’re all going to be paying for it, so you might be glad to know that a new set of transmission lines to bring wind power from the� Thu, 26 Jun 2014 17:42:34 GMT /energy-environment/2014-06-26/how-new-transmission-lines-are-bringing-more-wind-power-to-texas-cities /energy-environment/2014-06-25/as-renewables-grow-in-texas-battles-over-fees-and-subsidies-emerge From StateImpact Texas: In the coming years, the federal government wants Texas to reduce its carbon emissions by about 40 percent. With a goal like that,� Wed, 25 Jun 2014 18:50:52 GMT /energy-environment/2014-06-25/as-renewables-grow-in-texas-battles-over-fees-and-subsidies-emerge Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2014-06-24/feds-target-oil-and-gas-industry-for-underpaying-workers From StateImpact Texas:In states with the most oil and gas drilling, including Texas, Oklahoma and North Dakota, the U.S. Department of Labor has won back� Tue, 24 Jun 2014 16:35:00 GMT /energy-environment/2014-06-24/feds-target-oil-and-gas-industry-for-underpaying-workers Dave Fehling /energy-environment/2014-06-11/as-highland-lakes-near-record-low-will-they-ever-fill-again From StateImpact Texas:The combined storage of the Highland Lakes is expected to approach its record low � 30 percent full � by the end of this summer.� Wed, 11 Jun 2014 18:22:06 GMT /energy-environment/2014-06-11/as-highland-lakes-near-record-low-will-they-ever-fill-again Dylan Baddour /station-information/2014-06-02/whats-behind-the-north-texas-quakes-a-kera-stateimpact-texas-discussion-june-18 Event: Dallas' KERA and KUT's StateImpact Texas will host community event exploring What’s Behind the North Texas Quakes? This KERA/StateImpact Texas� Mon, 02 Jun 2014 18:24:49 GMT /station-information/2014-06-02/whats-behind-the-north-texas-quakes-a-kera-stateimpact-texas-discussion-june-18 Erin Geisler