The IPCC report is a big deal.
— Vox (@voxdotcom) March 3, 2022
It's considered the gold standard for climate science — and it has never before revealed in such stark detail how climate change is leading to a staggering loss of plants and animals. https://t.co/554thZ3xrx
“One of the things that really leapt out to me in the report was them just coming out and saying we are locked into an increase, we’re going to get hit with climate change at this point,” Michael Lewis of @EnvironmentTex tells the Signal. https://t.co/DorQOtI5cB
— Texas Signal (@TexasSignal) March 4, 2022
“The sobering reality of climate change is already here, and while we can’t entirely prevent its impacts, we do already have the knowledge and tools to protect ourselves.” https://t.co/zfr1ynGhys
— Climate Reality (@ClimateReality) March 5, 2022
This won't be a long Wrangle but it does have some Tweets that go back to mid-February, and need some categorization. So this segment concerns water. First: the Texas Living Waters Project warns that the Hill Country faces numerous threats to its long-term viability, and the window for addressing those threats is closing. (Keep reading, below, for better news on this topic.)
Almost nine of every 10 Texans are concerned that water supplies will be exhausted, given current weather trends and the prospect for worsening drought conditions, according to latest #TexasVoterPoll #txlege #txwaterhttps://t.co/cxzeg96xao
— Texas 2036 (@Texas2036) February 21, 2022
https://t.co/yt7LC5Ns9z "According to a publication by the San Antonio Water Supply Company (which later became SAWS), some people had been asking for a clean water supply since at least 1840, when the remains of two American Indians were dumped into the acequias."
— Margarita (@Blancanieves721) February 22, 2022
NEW: Millions of gallons of waste have leaked from the City of Baytown’s sewer system, according to @BayouCityWK.
— Emily Foxhall (@emfoxhall) March 2, 2022
The organization has notified the city that it plans to sue over what it says are violations of the Clean Water Act for the unlawful spills.https://t.co/qDlwJs13fH
Parties are asking to extend settlement talks in a contentious yearslong Rio Grande lawsuit before the U.S. Supreme Court, as participants say there is hope that the dispute can be resolved without further litigation. https://t.co/NroCFDDTsA
— Texas Standard (@TexasStandard) March 7, 2022
Lavaca Bay is home to one of the most notorious Superfund sites in Texas—an industrial plant complex that leaches toxic mercury into surrounding waters, creating a zone where fish have been too dangerous for humans to eat.
— Texas Observer (@TexasObserver) February 18, 2022
By @_e_delger and @LiseDigger:https://t.co/uXkd5ssdLl
I'll take that to segue to a few more pollution posts.
26 air complaints over one week provide more proof of continuous, unregulated pollution in Texas https://t.co/leFhGVC5CZ by @TXsharon @Earthworks #TXLege
— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) March 7, 2022
The EPA wants to reclassify ethylene oxide as significantly more carcinogenic than previously thought.
— Houston Public Media (@HoustonPubMedia) February 22, 2022
Texas is the only state to reject that higher standard.https://t.co/rX3APjbiSZ
What’s ‘The Hidden Cost Of Batch Plants’? Houston Inspires Campaign Raises Awareness https://t.co/IE4eJKaChB via @RANewsTX
— RA News (@RANewsTX) February 22, 2022
I've spent the past seven months reporting on an existential crisis for the $13 billion Texas wine industry. A Monsanto-developed herbicide is devastating vineyards in the High Plains around Lubbock, where 70 percent of our wine grapes are grown. https://t.co/gdn2WrMZTD
— Michael Hardy (@mkerrhardy) February 23, 2022
Look what the UK government slipped under the table while we were distracted.
— George Monbiot (@GeorgeMonbiot) March 2, 2022
There's a very good reason why neonicotinoid pesticides should never be used in agriculture. They are devastating to a wide range of life. https://t.co/wPWP6Kcnif
Yesterday, residents were out in Fifth Ward calling yet again on Union Pacific to clean up the contamination at the rail yard by their homes.
— Emily Foxhall (@emfoxhall) March 1, 2022
They stood by the road as 18-wheelers sped by and train wheels screeched. https://t.co/RYHZ03x3dh (photos by @coomerchron) pic.twitter.com/S4bNPszscF
Horrific pollution from @TotalEnergies frack site in historically black community of Stop Six in Ft. Worth https://t.co/TD17lNcxmS via @FortWorthReport @matieurober
— Liveable Arlington (@LivablArlington) March 7, 2022
Microplastics are linked to obesity and worse, yet there is no foreseeable limit to our growing appetite for plastic products. Why we need to change our habits now: https://t.co/0c6dCUUB5O @HoustonChron #txlege #recycling #plasticpollution
— ChrisTomlinson (@cltomlinson) March 7, 2022
Here's a pair of items on wildfires.
In 2022, Texas has had twice as many fires through mid-February as in an average year. Wes Moorehead, an expert at the Texas A&M Forest Service, explains what’s happened this year and what the future might hold for the state.https://t.co/AMQRvq1JHM
— Texas Monthly (@TexasMonthly) March 7, 2022
The Texas Standard reports that an independent panel comprised of experts from other states investigated the cause of the Texas Parks and Wildlife's prescribed-burn-turned-wildfire that occurred near Bastrop in January, and offered suggestions to prevent it from happening again.
Here's a few more noteworthy developments.
Alito twice denied the reality of the #ClimateEmergency. https://t.co/pOkXlrrdI5
— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) March 5, 2022
Today marks six years since the murder of Indigenous activist Berta Cáceres. Berta fought for the land rights & livelihoods of the Lenca people in Honduras. She fought the destructive Agua Zarca Dam, facing the wrath of corporate interests and the police state. #RIP #RestInPower pic.twitter.com/nyUS4XK2tr
— Rainforest Action Network (RAN) (@RAN) March 3, 2022
And closing with some more upbeat news.
Are Pre-Fab Low-Cost #Solar Arrays The Next Big Thing?https://t.co/xphvi8W3WX
— Arik Ring - Energy Engineering Expert (@arikring) March 4, 2022
Kindly RT#Energy #ClimateAction#RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy#Carbon #SDGs#ClimateCrisis #FridaysForFuture#Innovation #DemVoice1 #CO2#CleanTech #EnergyTransition@mvollmer1@DrJDrooghaag@bkaydw pic.twitter.com/pUjedoK4QN
🔔 On #InternationalWomensDay, @SheClimate will release their short film on female leadership in the face of #climatechange on @wbnofficial.
— We Don’t Have Time (@WeDontHaveTime) March 4, 2022
📣 The organisation wants to give a voice to those missing from climate negotiations https://t.co/vNGlvqCRcz pic.twitter.com/viOS73Tpz9
The San Antonio Report has a link to first-of-its-kind research on the growth and environmental health of the Texas Hill Country. It calls the San Antonio Edwards Aquifer Protection Program a shining example of conservation efforts in the state, and urges other Texas cities to follow its lead.
Bat falcon spotted in Texas is the first ever recorded in the US https://t.co/nwowzktoDS
— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) February 18, 2022
From droughts in the west to average rainfall in the southeast, weather across the Lone Star State varied greatly this past year.
— Texas Highways Magazine (@TexasHighways) March 6, 2022
Experts say this might lead to a patchy wildflower season—but there will still be places to see a stunning display of color. https://t.co/cwyQUr2jTw
