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California could flood like Texas. But thunderstorms likely won’t be to blame
LAist - California
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July 9, 2025
Keep up with LAist. If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less. A major thunderstorm like the one that produced...
Commentary: The Texas floods were made worse by climate denialism
Ludington Daily News - Michigan
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The tragic news out of central Texas has been heartbreaking, but it’s also been maddening — because so many lives could have been saved if elected officials had done their jobs. They owe the families who lost loved ones — the death toll from the...
Orion S.A. to reduce production of carbon black in the Americas and EMEA
Rubber World
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July 10, 2025
Houston, TX – Orion S.A. announced it plans to discontinue production at three to five of its carbon black lines at multiple facilities in the Americas and EMEA by the end of 2025. “This decision is part of Orion’s strategy to focus maintenance...
‘Fore’ the likes: North Texas spawns some of golf’s biggest influencers
The Dallas Morning News - Texas
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July 10, 2025
As the guys of Good Good Golf warm up at the Stonebriar Country Club driving range on a late June afternoon, a teenage boy approaches with hat in hand, looking for signatures from the YouTube sensations. He walks right past Cowboys quarterbacks...
Solar is no longer alternative energy—it's the new default
Environmental Health News
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July 10, 2025
Around the globe, solar power is scaling up at a breakneck pace, reshaping energy systems, economies, and even geopolitics. Bill McKibben reports for The New Yorker. In short: Solar and wind are now the fastest-growing energy sources in history,...
Trump criticizes renewables, but Texas Grid tells different story
News.Az
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President Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of wind and solar power, calling them unreliable and costly, as he pushes forward with plans to end federal subsidies for renewable energy. But Texas, the U.S. state with the highest share of...
Texas A&M football: 5 most important Aggies players on offense in 2025
Austin American-Statesman - Texas
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Texas A&M football is returning 70% of its offense production in 2025, but with a new Week 1 starting quarterback and seven additions through the transfer portal, the Aggies are aiming for improved offensive results in 2025. A&M averaged 30.4...
Who is to blame for the Central Texas floods?
Denison Forum - Texas
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July 10, 2025
Last Friday morning, several storm cells merged and then stalled over Kerr County in Central Texas. As a result, an entire summer’s worth of rain fell in some areas—a one-in-one-hundred-year rainfall event for the region. The Guadalupe River,...
Death Toll in Texas Continues to Climb Nearly 1 Week After Floods
NBC News
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July 10, 2025
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Food industry resists pressure to ditch synthetic dyes in candy like M&M’s
Environmental Health News
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July 8, 2025
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has persuaded major food companies to begin phasing out artificial dyes, but candy makers like Mars remain reluctant to follow suit without federal mandates. Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Julie Creswell report for...
East Texas Food Bank says Big Beautiful Bill could cut assistance, strain food pantries
Longview News-Journal - Texas
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The leader of the East Texas Food Bank says the federal Big Beautiful Bill Act could cause thousands of people in the region to lose vital assistance purchasing food. The law includes several reforms for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
Texas flood puts spotlight on Trump nominee to lead agency that includes weather service
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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WASHINGTON — Last week’s devastating Hill Country flooding is likely to feature heavily in a Wednesday hearing on President Donald Trump’s nomination of Neil Jacobs to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That agency includes...
Hyundai E&C Expands U.S. Presence with Major Entry into Texas Solar Market
Korea IT Times
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July 10, 2025
Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C) is expanding its presence in the U.S. energy market by entering the solar power industry. On July 10th, Hyundai E&C announced it has begun construction on the 'LUCY' solar power project in Texas, a...
Bill Nye says Texas flood death and destruction compounded by ignoring climate crisis
Fox News
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Bill Nye "The Science Guy" said Wednesday that fossil fuel companies and the U.S. Congress neglecting the climate crisis is a big reason the flooding in central Texas was so destructive. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Bill Nye "The...
Former Texan Amobi Okoye builds legacy beyond football
Defender Network - Texas
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July 10, 2025
Amobi Okoye didn’t grow up dreaming of the NFL. In fact, when he moved to the U.S. from Nigeria at age 12, he didn’t even know what football was. “I saw it maybe once or twice on TV and just thought, ‘Why are they hitting each other like that?’”...
Texas Senate Bill 6 Ushers in Major Overhaul of Large Load Interconnection and Grid Access Rules
National Law Review
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July 9, 2025
Introduction Electricity demand in Texas is growing at rates not seen in over 70 years, and is projected to continue increasing at unprecedented rates. This marked escalation is driven by population growth, electrification of oilfield operations...
6:00 a.m. american affairs american affairs Did the One Big Beautiful Act Accidentally Gut the Gambling Industry? By Ross Barkan Buried among it’s many damaging provisions is at least one happy surprise.
New York Mag
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July 10, 2025
Photo: John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images As Americans sift through the wreckage of Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Act and begin to understand just how damaging it might be — from the draconian cuts to Medicaid and...
Practice creativity, get your caffeine fix and more this weekend in East Texas
Longview News-Journal - Texas
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If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, check out this list of events and activities around East Texas. Zumba class, 2 to 3 p.m. July 12, Broughton Recreation Center, 801 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Cost: $20 Historic Longview...
Trump calls wind, solar bad for power grid. Texas shows otherwise
Zawya
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President Donald Trump claims that rapid adoption of solar and wind power has made U.S. electricity unstable and expensive, justifying his bid to end most subsidies for renewable energy. But reliability has improved dramatically in the U.S. grid...
What's New in Event Venues: Texas Flooding, New Hospitality Tech, and More
BizBash
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July 10, 2025
In Case You Missed It It’s that time again: BizBash is back with our quarterly roundups of buzzworthy new venues to host events in cities across the country. So far, we’ve spotlighted hot new spaces in Boston, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth,...