Jon Rosenthal is up against far-right Republican Bo French, known for his Islamaphobic comments. By Martha Pskowski Jon Rosenthal, a Democratic state representative from Houston,

As more frequent bouts of severe heat stress plague the world’s oceans, coral reefs don’t have enough time to recuperate, a new report shows. By

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In 2005, Southeast Texas witnessed one of the worst-executed mass evacuations in American history. Have disaster response agencies learned their lesson? By Elena Bruess, Public

The state’s wildlife agency aims to raise requirements for sloth ownership in the state, but advocates say a permanent import ban is crucial. By Kiley

The company will pay the sum over the next 15 years for contamination caused by its plant on the border of Cumberland and Bladen counties.

Solar and batteries matter, but they’re not the only reasons for the steep decline in gas-fired electricity. By Dan Gearino Natural gas is fading from

An electric road trip across Pennsylvania—a state that’s spending big on its charging network—shows early promise. By Kyle Bagenstose As I drove 500 miles across

After an aggressive lobbying campaign against a bill to ban “forever pesticides,” what passed instead “is a shell of what we set out to do,”