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		<title>How Zebra Mussels Could Raise Your Water Bill</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/2013/06/18/how-zebra-mussels-could-raise-your-water-bill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Marks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The mussels can devastate both ecosystems and man-made infrastructure.]]></description>
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		<title>A Tale of Fledgling Birds, Invasive Species and Climate Change</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/2013/06/12/a-tale-of-fledgling-birds-invasive-species-and-climate-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mose Buchele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As little birds learn to fly, experts say they face plenty of threats.]]></description>
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		<title>Why Texas Cattle Ranching Continues to Decline</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/2013/06/06/why-texas-cattle-ranching-continues-to-decline/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terrence Henry</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Drought]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ranchers and farmers were undeniably the worst-hit when it came to the Texas drought of 2011. After over $7 billion in losses in the agricultural sector that year (with most of those losses in cattle and cotton), some never recovered. Over a million head of cattle were sold out of the state in 2011, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Week in Drought: The Two Sides of Texas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terrence Henry</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[groundwater district]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The rain in South Texas has been fickle this spring. &#8221;Oh, we&#8217;ve had some rain,&#8221; says Ed Walker, Manager of the Wintergarden Groundwater Conservation District. &#8220;But it&#8217;s been an inch here, a half-inch there. It&#8217;s really dry.&#8221; Walker&#8217;s work involves managing the underground water in the counties of Dimmit, La Salle and Zavala, a part of the state [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High Wildfire Risk, Longer Fire Season Possible This Year</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/2013/06/05/high-wildfire-risk-longer-fire-season-possible-this-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Holly Heinrich</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[texas forest service]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Major wildfires could occur across the Southwest this year, including in Texas, according to several scientists on a Climate Nexus panel Tuesday. Now that Texas in its third year of drought, the state is likely to experience a longer fire season as a result of dry conditions and rising summer temperatures. High fire risk conditions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: As Natural Gas Displaces Coal, Carbon Emissions Fall</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Holly Heinrich</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Natural Gas Production In Texas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Increased use of natural gas to generate power in the U.S. is contributing to a decline in greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report from the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) out today. While coal still makes up a substantial percentage of the nation’s electricity, particularly when power demands rise in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Will the Texas Drought End?</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/2013/06/03/when-will-the-texas-drought-end/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terrence Henry</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[la nina]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There have been two constant questions since the drought began: Will we have another 2011? And how long will the drought continue?]]></description>
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		<title>This Week in Drought: As Parts of Texas Slightly Improve, Panhandle Continues to Suffer</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/2013/05/31/this-week-in-drought-as-parts-of-texas-slightly-improve-panhandle-continues-to-suffer/</link>
		<comments>http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/2013/05/31/this-week-in-drought-as-parts-of-texas-slightly-improve-panhandle-continues-to-suffer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 20:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Olivia Gordon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agrilife]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heavy rains over Memorial Day weekend helped pull more of the state from the depths of an ongoing drought. Parts of Northeast Texas along the Red River joined the Houston area as the three percent of the state no longer under abnormally dry or drought conditions. And while conditions also improved throughout most of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All Signs Point to Strong Hurricane Season</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/2013/05/31/all-signs-point-to-strong-hurricane-season/</link>
		<comments>http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/2013/05/31/all-signs-point-to-strong-hurricane-season/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 14:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Olivia Gordon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow marks the beginning of the six-month Atlantic hurricane season, and forecasters think it might be a doozy. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts this coming season will produce more than 13 named storms. An average season produces 12, but the amount of hurricanes and major hurricanes is predicted to be above average as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Week in Drought: The Biggest Losers</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/2013/05/24/this-week-in-drought-the-biggest-losers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 11:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Olivia Gordon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Drought]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drought app]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While the overall percentage of the state suffering from drought did not increase from last week, six percent of Texas, mostly in the Panhandle, sunk deeper into it. The U.S. Drought Monitor maps show  exceptional drought spreading in North and West Texas in the past week, with less severe drought levels decreasing in other parts [...]]]></description>
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