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The storm is poised to be one of the largest insured loss events in U.S. history.
The climate disaster movie isn’t new. It also hasn’t changed that much.
Since 2011, enforcement budget has declined by nearly 30 percent.
Regulators repeatedly documented — but did little to address — problems at a Houston-area tank farm.
Complaints allege that industrial facilities have discharged “excessive levels” of carcinogenic chemicals in a majority-Black community.
The inside story of how Greenpeace stood with water protectors — and got hit with a $666 million court judgment.
A short-staffed state agency struggles to catch rogue water users.
AB 617 has created a long-winded, bureaucratic process but resulted in little regulation — a design flaw that may be intentional.
A century after the oil industry attracted Black families to Beaumont, Texas, residents are left battling a climate, housing, and health crisis.