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Texas has the dubious distinction of leading the nation in polluted waterways. A new report draws upon self disclosed data by industrial facilities provided to the EPA. The study counted 17 ...
A country's infrastructure (including transportation, telecommunications and energy industry) is a major enabler of industrial policy. [6] Industrial policies are interventionist measures typical of mixed economy countries. Many types of industrial policies contain common elements with other types of interventionist practices such as trade ...
BNSF Railway is suing the North Texas city of Gunter for blocking its plans to build a large industrial logicistics center. The Fort Worth-based railroad filed its lawsuit in District Court in ...
Nationwide data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration [7] shows that Texas's electric prices did rise above the national average immediately after deregulation from 2003 to 2009, but from 2010 to 2015, prices dropped significantly below the national average price, with a total cost of $0.0863 per kWh in Texas in 2015 vs. $0.1042 ...
Many regions in Texas rely on groundwater for drinking water, irrigation, and industrial uses. Aquifers are being overdrawn faster than they can be replenished, leading to long-term depletion. 6.
In addition to equipment problems, demand for electricity in Texas hit a record 69,692 megawatts (MW) on February 14 — 3,200 MW higher than the previous record set in January 2018 and 12,329 MW higher than its current capacity. [64] [65] The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) initiated rotating outages at 1:25am on February 15. [66]
An economic impact analysis is commonly conducted when there is public concern about the potential impacts of a proposed project or policy. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] An economic impact analysis typically measures or estimates the change in economic activity between two scenarios, one assuming the economic event occurs , and one assuming it does not occur ...
The Texas Republican Party’s platform — its statement of beliefs and policy proposals — always gets a ton of attention. This election year is no different. The platform is nonbinding, and ...