CenterPoint Energy is partnering with two technology companies to use artificial intelligence to help identify problems in its Houston-area power distribution system and prioritize repairs. A local energy expert expressed skepticism.
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A widespread San Jacinto wildfire that officials say was ignited by a prescribed burn in the area was 45 percent contained by Friday morning.
The company CirclesX says it can prove widespread natural gas market manipulation. So far, its case has gained no traction in court.
Waller County has approved a tax abatement agreement with Tesla for its proposed 1,500-employee battery factory in Brookshire, a town west of Houston.
A new study from the Houston Advanced Research Center has found some neighborhoods in the region could be up to 14 degrees hotter than others at the same time on the same day.
A large swath of East Harris County along the San Jacinto River -- where toxic waste was identified more than a decade ago -- was found to have 'significantly greater' instances of some types of cancer compared to the state average.
Amidst backlash from ratepayers and legislators alike regarding CenterPoint Energy’s response to Hurricane Beryl, the Houston utility company still received more than $1 billion in profits in 2024.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found levels of toxic chemical contamination in the soil at Julia C. Hester House, a community center in Houston’s Fifth Ward, that exceed the agency’s screening levels for children.
Environmentalists are worried the state of Texas — known for a lax approach to regulation — is not prepared for the added responsibility of regulating certain carbon capture projects.
As the Trump Administration makes federal budget cuts and reportedly considers firing more than 1,000 EPA employees, there are concerns about what that could mean for a contaminated railyard site in Houston.
Houston-area officials on Wednesday broke ground on a $6.6 million construction project that will create and improve more than 4 miles of trail along the Brays Bayou Greenway.
A consortium of six universities in the Gulf Coast region is using federal grant money and a growing network of teachers to train the next generation of workers in the energy industry — and to help combat climate change.
Texas regulators are taking public comment about how they should implement an EPA rule to reduce methane leaks from the oil and gas industry.
Officials from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas said that while winter presents a greater risk of outages, new power generation added to the grid has lowered the probability of emergency conditions.
President-elect Donald Trump is pledging 25% tariffs on all imports from Mexico and Canada and an extra 10% fee on all imports from China. UH economist Ed Hirs says that’s a recipe for inflation and recession.
Lawmakers and regulators are trying to ensure that the lessons learned from Hurricane Beryl are not forgotten when it comes to the failures of utility companies like CenterPoint Energy.
A new Fall 2024 University of Houston Hobby survey found nearly 50% of Houstonians have considered moving away with many citing weather as their top concern. Pollsters point to Beryl and its aftereffects.
A Houston-based non-profit is offering grants of up to $15,000 for EV initiatives.
Two people were killed and more than 30 injured Thursday evening when a chemical was released at a Deer Park industrial plant.
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced it will put $360 million toward a project to create a new link between the Texas power grid, which operates independently from its neighbors, and other grids in the Southeast.