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Scientists wearing lab coats and purple gloves testing water samples for PFAS contamination in a laboratory.

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Forever Chemicals, Forever Problems: New Mexico Finds Out What Lubbock’s Been Pretending Not to Notice Since Reese

So, New Mexico decided to actually test people living near Cannon Air Force Base to…

lubbock-sucksOctober 27, 2025

Yellow sign on a metal gate reading “The Wildflower Trail is CLOSED due to vandalism and ongoing maintenance” at Lubbock Lake Landmark, with dried wildflowers and grass in the background.

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Wheelchair-Accessible Trail Gets the Lubbock Welcome: Tire Tracks and $10,000 in Damage

Because nothing says “community spirit” like destroying a public landmark, someone decided to take their…

lubbock-sucksOctober 8, 2025

Close-up of a bat baring its teeth.

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Welcome to Lubbock, Where Even the Bats Want You Dead

Lubbock officials are waving a big red flag after several rabid bats were found around…

lubbock-sucksSeptember 29, 2025

Close-up of mosquito biting human skin, linked to West Nile virus and St. Louis Encephalitis cases reported in Lubbock County in August 2025.

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Lubbock Adds West Nile & St. Louis Encephalitis to Its List of Local Charms

The City of Lubbock issued a cheery little press release this week: congratulations, residents, mosquitoes…

lubbock-sucksAugust 26, 2025

NOAA fall 2025 temperature outlook map predicting above-normal temperatures across most of the U.S., with highest chances in the Southwest and New England.

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Fall Forecast: NOAA Says Summer Isn’t Over, Blame La Niña

NOAA just dropped its fall weather outlook, and the big takeaway? Don’t pack away the…

lubbock-sucksAugust 21, 2025

Flock of sandhill cranes wading in shallow water at Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge in Texas.

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Trump Admin Chooses Oil Over Prairie Chickens, Because of Course They Did

Texas’ oldest wildlife refuge, the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, was about to grow from a…

lubbock-sucksAugust 13, 2025

Texas Tech Wildlife Toxicology Laboratory truck conducting field research on quail populations and environmental health.

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Texas Tech Invents Quail Happy Meals, Saves Birds From Wormy Doom

Texas Tech researcher Ronald Kendall has spent decades in the trenches of wildlife toxicology, and…

lubbock-sucksAugust 13, 2025

Aerial view of an off-grid home in Texas featuring rooftop solar panels, a wind turbine, and a rainwater collection tank as part of the HUMS (Home Utility Management System) sustainable energy and water initiative.

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Texas Tech Wants You to Be Your Own Power Plant (Because the Grid Can’t Be Trusted)

Texas Tech scientists are working on something called the Home Utility Management System, or HUMS.…

lubbock-sucksJuly 30, 2025

Cotton farmer Walt Hagood stands beside his truck in a dry Texas field, advocating for cotton over synthetic fibers amid rising fast fashion concerns.

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Texas Cotton vs. TikTok: Farmers Beg You to Stop Wearing Plastic Pants

Once upon a time, cotton was king in Texas. Now, thanks to Shein hauls and…

lubbock-sucksJuly 24, 2025