Showing posts with label Texas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Texas. Show all posts
Thursday, September 23, 2021
US halting use of horses in Texas border town after pictures stir outcry
The US will no longer use horses to patrols the border town of Del Rio in the state of Texas amid a mass influx of predominantly Haitian refugees, the White House announced Thursday.
Saturday, July 31, 2021
Anti-Fracking Group Slams EPA For Allowing Toxic Chemicals To Be Used In Drilling - UrduPoint
The Better Path Coalition is disturbed about a new watchdog report that found the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) allowed oil and gas companies to use toxic chemicals during the fracking process, group co-founder Karen Feridun told Sputnik.
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Chevron,
ExxonMobil,
fracking,
hydraulic fracturing,
Oil,
Texas,
toxic chemicals
Thursday, February 25, 2021
Power grid in U.S. Texas minutes away from catastrophic failure during winter storm: ERCOT - Global Times
The U.S. state of Texas was dangerously close to a long-term outage during last week's severe winter storm, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) said Wednesday.
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electric grid,
snowstorm,
Texas
Saturday, September 02, 2017
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Au moins 18 morts à cause de l'ouragan Harvey, plus de 13 000 personnes secourues
L'ouragan Harvey a causé la mort d'au moins 18 personnes dans l'Etat du Texas, annoncent les médias américains mercredi. Rien que dans la ville d'Houston, plus de 13.000 citoyens ont été évacués. Le nombre exact de personnes décédées reste indéterminé. Selon l'agence AP, au moins 18 personnes ont perdu la vie.
Saturday, August 26, 2017
Monday, May 30, 2016
Heavy storms hit southern US state, killing 6
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damage,
extreme weather,
floods,
homes,
rainfall,
rescue operation,
storms,
Texas,
thunderstorms,
United States
Friday, May 27, 2016
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
More than 30 earthquakes hit Texas towns after start of fracking
Fracking, a process of injecting large quantities of a
chemical cocktail into the earth to tap subterranean natural gas
reserves, has long been associated with seismic activity, and
researchers last year linked drill sites to a series of quakes in parts
of Ohio. Some Azle-area residents now say there’s no doubt that recent
tremors across town have been brought on by similar operations in the
Lone Star State, and on Tuesday they assembled before the Texas Railroad
Commission to demand they action.
More than a hundred of residents appeared the comission that regulates mineral energy production in the state of Texas
“No
disrespect, but this isn’t rocket science here,” Reno Mayor Lynda
Stokes testified during the hearing. “Common sense tells you the wells
are playing a big role in all this.”
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