“What is truly staggering is how large the difference is between the temperature of the last 13 months and the previous temperature records. We are now in truly uncharted territory and as the climate keeps warming, we are bound to see new records being broken in future months and years.”
The Texas Observer
Earth Is Still Breaking Heat Records
And 2024 could be the hottest year on record.
 #ClimateChange #summer #news #environment #HeatWave #Science #weather
“Things shouldn’t be left out here like that. Not by an international oil company.” Out today: A “first of its kind” lawsuit contends that oil companies including Chevron failed to properly plug and decommission wells on private property, challenging common assumptions about plugged wells.
The Texas Observer
A Legal Fight over Legacy Oil Industry Pollution Heats Up in West Texas
A “first of its kind” lawsuit contends that oil companies including Chevron failed to properly plug and decommission wells on private property,...
 #news #environment #OilAndGas #energy #pollution #politics #USpol #Texas #WestTexas
Last week: Members or supporters of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, identified by the Texas Observer's @npub13uq8...vy6g and @npub140y5...0uvc, appear to have perpetrated a possible hate crime at the location of a river tubing company.
The Texas Observer
Neo-Nazi Gang Affiliates Attacked a Mixed-Race Family in Martindale, Only One Was Arrested
Members or supporters of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, identified by the Texas Observer and Bellingcat, appear to have perpetrated a possible hat...
 #extremism #WhiteSupremacy #Texas #news #CriminalJustice #police #racism
July 21 broke global heat records. So did July 22.
The Texas Observer
Earth Is Still Breaking Heat Records
And 2024 could be the hottest year on record.
 #news #HeatWave #environment #weather #summer #ClimateChange
“Let’s say that if we get 30 calls a day, at least half of them are asking about funds to help pay their water or electric bill. And at the moment we don’t have any funding.”
The Texas Observer
Funds to Help Low-Income Families With Summer Electric Bills Are Stretched Thin
A federal program helps people in poverty cover the costs of heat and cooling. But advocates say it disadvantages states like Texas, even though ex...
 #poverty #news #politics #USpol #energy #water #environment