Environment & Nature

The National Transportation Safety Board held a hearing on Tuesday regarding the deadly 2018 natural gas explosion in Dallas.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has calculated the risk for every county in America for 18 types of natural disasters, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, volcanoes and even tsunamis. And of the more than 3,000 counties, Los Angeles County has the highest ranking in the National Risk Index.

Rep. Deb Haaland's historic nomination for interior secretary has many environmental advocates excited. They say her nomination will usher in a new age where environmental justice takes center stage.

A new report looks at how states are preparing to deal with public health issues that are worsened by climate change.

Though the city has hired a company to haul Shingle Mountain away, residents of Floral Farms in southeast Dallas say tearing it down would be just the start of the recovery process. They're calling for more to be done, including the implementation of a plan that will address racial zoning.

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The city of Dallas approved a $450,000 contract Tuesday to remove Shingle Mountain in southeast Dallas. The pile of roofing material has been sitting next to residential property for more than two years.

The Addicks and Barker dams in Houston have been strengthened, but they're still designed to release water if the reservoirs behind them fill to capacity.

Fifty-nine of Texas' 254 counties are now under the disaster declaration.

Thousands of oil and gas operations, government facilities and other sites won permission to stop monitoring for hazardous emissions or otherwise bypass rules intended to protect health and the environment because of the coronavirus outbreak.

The air was hot and humid in the greenhouse of Ruibal's Plants of Texas. The earthy smell of potting soil and the August heat, made the space feel like a…

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