Editor’s Note: This is the latest part of a series on rural Texas and the challenges that rural Texans face. Over the next year, the Associated News Service will delve into the issues facing the Lone Star State’s 177 (out of 254) rural counties. CENTERVILLE—What Kat Wall remembers most about driving home to her family’s...
Much of the policy discussion around President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill has focused on electricity subsidies, where the outcome admittedly falls short of what fiscal conservatives hoped for. Wind and solar projects can still claim subsidies through July 2030, extending billions in taxpayer support for the next five years and driving up ratepayer bills...
On Feb. 12, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule rescinding the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding — a decision the agency called the single largest deregulatory action in U.S. history. For the team at Life:Powered, this moment represents the culmination of years of research, public comment, and persistent advocacy to bring sound science and...