Environment

The TCEQ is weighing how to implement two new state laws that could tighten oversight of concrete batch plants.

Years of budget reductions have left the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality struggling to investigate complaints, with over 1,000 cases stuck in backlog.

Historically, Black bears were the biggest predator to travel the Big Bend area of Texas. But overhunting and habitat loss led to their decline.

Caprock Canyon State Park has been officially certified as an international Dark Skies park. The beauty of the park recently inspired a West Texas native to use his new clothing brand to advocate for natural spaces on the South Plains. Our Olivia O’Rand reports on Dying Breed. New research shows that bison, like those living in Caprock Canyon, can help protect prairies from the invasive eastern red cedar.

The Rio Grande — the border river shared by the United States and Mexico is experiencing a severe water crisis demanding urgent attention. That's according to a new study that calls for immediate investments in solutions.

Toyah residents are once again having to boil their water before drinking it. The small town has endured years of water problems.

The ground-dwelling bird's preferred grassland habitat overlaps with agricultural and energy-rich regions, putting the species' future in the hands of private landowners. In the second installment of a two-part series, StateImpact's Chloe Bennett-Steele reports on continued conservation efforts for the species.

Virtual fencing uses GPS collars, sounds and electrical cues to move cattle across a landscape. Along with saving ranchers time, researchers say this new technology can help protect, and create, wildlife habitat.

Local leaders see data centers, which help power the world’s shift to artificial intelligence, as a way to keep their towns open. Residents worry their way of life — and water — is at stake.

Every fall, West Texans look to the skies for one of nature’s most remarkable journeys: the migration of the monarch butterfly. But monarch butterfly populations are declining due to threats like habitat loss, herbicide use and climate change.