Life By the Drop: Rice Farming After the Water is Cut Off
What role will agriculture play in the future of Texas? Should Texans continue to raise water-intensive crops like corn and rice?
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June 21, 2012
June 20, 2012
Life By the Drop: A Growing Thirst in Austin
Where will the state find the water to sustain its booming urban population?
Life By the Drop: A Growing Thirst in Austin
Where will the state find the water to sustain its booming urban population?
Life By the Drop: Running Dry in Robert Lee
The story of Robert Lee is one that played out in other small towns across Texas last year. Rivers and reservoirs dried up. Wells failed. With little cash, they rushed to finance lifelines.
June 18, 2012
Coming Friday: A Special Report on the Drought
This Friday we’ll be bringing you a special report, Life By the Drop: Drought, Water and the Future of Texas, a collaboration of StateImpact Texas, KUT News, and Texas Monthly. Life By the Drop is a close look at the state of water and drought in Texas, looking both to the past and the future for answers […]
Coming Friday: A Special Report on the Drought
This Friday we’ll be bringing you a special report, Life By the Drop: Drought, Water and the Future of Texas, a collaboration of StateImpact Texas, KUT News, and Texas Monthly. Life By the Drop is a close look at the state of water and drought in Texas, looking both to the past and the future for answers […]
June 15, 2012
High Schoolers Produce Video Series on the Drought
The Bastrop Fires from AHS Media Arts on Vimeo. For students at Stephen F. Austin High School’s Media Arts program, the one subject they all wanted to report on this year was the drought. As part of PBS Newshour’s Student Reporting Labs project, which pairs public media mentors with high school students learning reporting around […]
High Schoolers Produce Video Series on the Drought
The Bastrop Fires from AHS Media Arts on Vimeo. For students at Stephen F. Austin High School’s Media Arts program, the one subject they all wanted to report on this year was the drought. As part of PBS Newshour’s Student Reporting Labs project, which pairs public media mentors with high school students learning reporting around […]
June 13, 2012
After Hearing, White Stallion Coal Plant Keeps its Air Permit
Representatives for environmental groups walked away disappointed after the White Stallion coal plant was allowed to keep its air permit.
After Hearing, White Stallion Coal Plant Keeps its Air Permit
Representatives for environmental groups walked away disappointed after the White Stallion coal plant was allowed to keep its air permit.
June 5, 2012
Edwards Aquifer Authority Manager Placed on Leave
Karl Dreher, the general manager for the Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA), has been placed on paid administrative leave. An EAA spokesperson confirmed the news today to StateImpact Texas, which was first reported in the San Antonio Express-News. The Authority manages the groundwater district of the Edwards Aquifer, which includes San Antonio and many of the […]
Edwards Aquifer Authority Manager Placed on Leave
Karl Dreher, the general manager for the Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA), has been placed on paid administrative leave. An EAA spokesperson confirmed the news today to StateImpact Texas, which was first reported in the San Antonio Express-News. The Authority manages the groundwater district of the Edwards Aquifer, which includes San Antonio and many of the […]
May 31, 2012
Exploring the Gap Between Water Supply and Energy Development
A growing shortage of freshwater is transforming into a commonplace global experience. Australia, Northern Africa, the Middle East, India, North East China, Argentina, portions of Brazil, and even Southern Europe are witnessing declines in freshwater availability. In the U.S., states that don’t normally experience drought conditions such as Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Washington are now […]
Exploring the Gap Between Water Supply and Energy Development
A growing shortage of freshwater is transforming into a commonplace global experience. Australia, Northern Africa, the Middle East, India, North East China, Argentina, portions of Brazil, and even Southern Europe are witnessing declines in freshwater availability. In the U.S., states that don’t normally experience drought conditions such as Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Washington are now […]
May 30, 2012
New Water Center Aims to Help With State’s Struggles
Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images A coalition of Texas institutions announced a new water conservation and technology center today. It’s a group effort, headed by Texas AgriLife Research, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, and Texas A&M University-San Antonio. Dr. Neal Wilkins, the director of the Texas Water Resources Institute, hopes that the new […]
New Water Center Aims to Help With State’s Struggles
Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images A coalition of Texas institutions announced a new water conservation and technology center today. It’s a group effort, headed by Texas AgriLife Research, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, and Texas A&M University-San Antonio. Dr. Neal Wilkins, the director of the Texas Water Resources Institute, hopes that the new […]
May 29, 2012
Why Climate Change May Increase Water Demands
Climate change has entered the discussion on water availability once again. “The same amount of water won’t go as far as it used to,” says John Nielsen-Gammon, the Texas State Climatologist at Texas A&M University. Nielsen-Gammon shed some light on the relationship between climate change and water availability at the 2012 Texas Water Summit held […]
Why Climate Change May Increase Water Demands
Climate change has entered the discussion on water availability once again. “The same amount of water won’t go as far as it used to,” says John Nielsen-Gammon, the Texas State Climatologist at Texas A&M University. Nielsen-Gammon shed some light on the relationship between climate change and water availability at the 2012 Texas Water Summit held […]