Environment
Texas Spends $223 Million So Rural Towns Can Finally Drink Water That Doesn’t Smell Like Rust and Regret
Two years after voters threw a billion dollars at Texas’ crumbling water system, the state…
Meta to Power Up with West Texas Sunshine, Because Data Centers Need Vitamin D Too
Meta and ENGIE North America just announced a shiny new deal to soak up 600…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…