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Policy Primer: Public Utilities and Public Health

Policy Primer: Public Utilities and Public Health

Light and Life: Using the Public Utility Commission of Texas Sunset Review to Safeguard Texans’ Health and Wellbeing a primer by Texas Impact sponsored by Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. OVERVIEW When Texans think about health and health...

Paul Martin on the Insurance Industry and Climate Change

Paul Martin, Vice-President for State Relations at the Reinsurance Association of America, explains the insurance industry’s increasing concerns related to climate change, and discusses how Texans can build local climate resilience while advocating for climate...

Cyrus Reed on Climate Change and Winter Storm Uri

Cyrus Reed, Ph.D. Conservation Director of the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, explains the connections between climate change; the failure of the Texas electric grid during Winter Storm Uri; and the upcoming sunset review of the Public Utility Commission of...
After 2021’s Winter Storm, Grid Uncertainty Continues

After 2021’s Winter Storm, Grid Uncertainty Continues

In February 2021, the Texas electric grid experienced one of its biggest reliability challenges from the impact of Winter Storm Uri. This storm left millions of Texans without power and water for several days, imposing physical, emotional, and financial trauma on the...

The Fourth National Climate Assessment and What it Means for Texas

Amidst a conference focused heavily on the IPCC’s 1.5 degree Celsius report, today I learned that the US has released a similarly intensive report on Climate Change and its impacts on the United States. Through a presentation given in the US Climate Action Hub, we...