Environment & Nature

The EPA plans to phase out hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, which are used in refrigerators and air conditioners. When HFCs are released into the atmosphere, they are extremely good at trapping heat.

When benzene emissions exceed a certain level, refineries are supposed to come up with a plan to reduce them. But a new report from an environmental nonprofit found some Texas refineries continue to exceed the federal threshold.

Thomas Hicks, 70, was mowing his lawn Monday when he was repeatedly stung by the bees outside his home in Breckenridge, Texas, about 130 miles west of Dallas, authorities said.

A new digital tool developed by Paul Quinn College and the advocacy group Downwinders At Risk archives the stories of Dallas County residents who've fought against environmental injustice.

Over the weekend, about 50 trees were planted in the Highland Hills neighborhood. This is part of an initiative to help build a park called Judge Charles Rose Community Park in South Dallas.

A bill advancing in the House seeks to ban spent nuclear fuel, one of the most dangerous types of radioactive waste, from coming to Texas.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is expected to release a report on the large number of fish killed along the Texas coast during the recent winter storm.

Extreme weather, language barriers and more all contribute to enhanced risk.

One Texas lawmaker proposed a 25% tax to deter the practice. But producers want time to build the infrastructure to capture and sell the gas.

A hazardous waste disposal company in Andrews County wants to handle more dangerous levels of nuclear waste. Federal agencies are pondering new rules that could allow more of it to come to Texas.

Some areas of Texas could benefit from Biden’s federal directive to accelerate cleanups of legacy oil and gas, mining and hazardous waste contamination.

A state investigation revealed another cancer cluster in Northeast Houston last month, but the news only confirmed what residents already knew.