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The electricity regulator is looking to regain the public’s trust after Winter Storm Uri and build out infrastructure to support the boom in electricity demand for data centers.

Ahead of Thomas Gleeson’s unanimous full confirmation Monday as the chairman of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Sen. Angela Paxton asked the energy regulator what three things top his to-do list.

The Chairman of Texas’ Public Utility Commission Has a To-Do List

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As Seas Rise, Louisiana Faces a Choice: Plan for Movement or Let Crisis Decide

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Coastal Louisiana may be ground zero for climate migration in the U.S., but a new study argues that planning now could turn displacement into agency.

The shoreline of Louisiana has never been still or fixed, though recent generations have treated it as such.

As Seas Rise, Louisiana Faces a Choice: Plan for Movement or Let Crisis Decide

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Let Terry Tempest Williams Teach You How to Find Your Own Glorians

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(Once you learn what a Glorian is and why you need them, of course.)

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by host Steve Curwood with author Terry Tempest Williams.

Let Terry Tempest Williams Teach You How to Find Your Own Glorians

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Scientists Outplant Experimental ‘Flonduran’ Corals in Florida’s Dry Tortugas National Park

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Researchers are testing whether cross-breeding elkhorn corals from Florida and Honduras can help restore lost genetic diversity and improve the threatened species’ ability to withstand warmer waters.

Nearly three dozen young lab-grown elkhorn corals were outplanted onto reefs in Florida’s Dry Tortugas National Park this spring, including a group of “Flondurans,” marking the first time this experimental cross-breed of Florida and Honduran elkhorn corals was introduced to the remote park about 70 miles from Key West.

Scientists Outplant Experimental ‘Flonduran’ Corals in Florida’s Dry Tortugas National Park

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