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@WisconsinWatch managing editor. Husband, baseballer, Alum: @IowaWatch, @BridgeMichigan, @TexasTribune, #Stateline, @gazettedotcom
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Abandoned Texas oil wells seen as "ticking time bombs" of contamination

Abandoned Texas oil wells seen as "ticking time bombs" of contamination

Texas Tribune — IMPERIAL, Texas — Peculiar things can happen after folks drill deep into the earth — looking for oil, water or whatever — and leave a bunch of holes in the ground. Fluids can gurgle and leak, migrating where they don’t belong. In rare instances, land could even sink or collapse.
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In Flint, trust is lost. And bottled water supplies are running low.

In Flint, trust is lost. And bottled water supplies are running low.

Bridge Magazine — A year after Michigan declared Flint, Michigan's drinking water "restored" and began encouraging residents to return to their faucets, distrust still fuels high bottled water demands, leading to hours-long waits for limited supplies.
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Blood Lessons

Blood Lessons

Texas Tribune — Are oil refineries any safer 10 years after one of the most studied industrial disasters in U.S. history? The Texas Tribune and the Houston Chronicle joined forces to find out. Though no single incident has matched the 2005 devastation, a two-month investigation found the industry’s overall death toll barely slowed. In an inherently dangerous industry where money and time can sometimes trump safety, the blood lessons of Texas City have not fully taken hold.
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Rethinking the Oklahoma Border (This Time It's About Water)

Rethinking the Oklahoma Border (This Time It's About Water)

New York Times — LAKE TEXOMA, Texas — Texas is poised to reopen discussions about its border with Oklahoma after an episode involving a mollusk invasion, an idle water supply and a missing 74-year-old map.
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The Texas Energy Revolt

The Texas Energy Revolt

Politico Magazine — DENTON, Texas — State lawmakers, the oil and gas industry and national environmental groups have become acutely aware of Denton, home to two universities, 277 gas wells and now, thanks to a ragtag group of local activists, Texas’ first ban on fracking.
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Floods test mettle in Michigan's UP. Waiting for relief tests patience.

Floods test mettle in Michigan's UP. Waiting for relief tests patience.

Bridge Magazine — Yoopers are doing it themselves, digging out after the worst flooding in more than a generation. But money is running out, and folks are getting tired of waiting for emergency relief assistance.
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At the Top of Texas, Town Offers Lessons In Oil Bust Survival

At the Top of Texas, Town Offers Lessons In Oil Bust Survival

Texas Tribune — PERRYTON, Texas — Nearly three decades ago, Perryton's town-wide celebration for $20-per-barrel oil made news across the country, delivering a hopeful message to those mired in an oil bust. The Panhandle town faces a modern day oil bust, but residents are sure they'll stay on the map.
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For Texas grandparents raising children, 'we have to fight' to get state help

For Texas grandparents raising children, 'we have to fight' to get state help

The Guardian — HOUSTON — A $733 federal disability check doesn’t stretch far each month when you have more than a dozen children to feed and clothe. But don’t tell Betty Smith – the mother of four adopted youngsters (ages 10, 14, 16 and 18) and legal guardian of 12 of her grandchildren (ages 10 months to 16 years old) – that life threw her a raw deal. “I’ve been blessed,” the 60-year-old Houston resident says in a conversation punctuated by thank yous to Jesus.
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Indictment Aside, Crystal City Mayor Runs Again

Indictment Aside, Crystal City Mayor Runs Again

Texas Tribune — CRYSTAL CITY - Shrugging off federal corruption charges and possible prison time, Ricardo Lopez, the former mayor of Crystal City, says he is running for re-election and eyeing statewide office.
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Sinkhole Warnings Don't Faze West Texas

Sinkhole Warnings Don't Faze West Texas

Texas Tribune — WINK, Texas — A recent study has thrust the Wink Sinks — two breathtaking sinkholes in Winkler County which have long been objects of fear and fascination — into the national spotlight.
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Years Later, Benefits from State Subsidy to Chevron Hard to Find

Years Later, Benefits from State Subsidy to Chevron Hard to Find

Texas Tribune — Texas announced in 2013 it was giving Chevron millions of dollars toward building a new office tower and creating 1,752 jobs. More than two years later, the site of the building remains a grassy lot and Chevron has laid off hundreds of workers.
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Texas to Injured Worker: "You Have Been Sued"

Texas to Injured Worker: "You Have Been Sued"

Texas Tribune — CALDWELL, Texas — Teresa Hammond, who was injured on the job at a youth lock-up, thought she had won her more than two-year battle against the state’s workers' compensation insurer. But the state sued her, leaving her scrambling to find help. She's not the only state worker facing such a predicament.
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In Texas, Injured Workers Struggle to Be Counted

In Texas, Injured Workers Struggle to Be Counted

Texas Tribune — On any given day across Texas, truck drivers might crash their vehicles, construction workers tumble from scaffolding or refinery workers inhale nauseating fumes. Many of those injuries will go unreported — as if they never happened. But what is written down about workplace injuries is more than just scorekeeping.
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High Power Rates Spark Outrage in Rural Texas

High Power Rates Spark Outrage in Rural Texas

Texas Tribune — "Politicians shouldn’t mess with churches or farmers, and this is a church full of farmers,” says Janey Burke of Roscoe's Champion Baptist Church, whose congregation can be counted among those outraged by Sharyland Utilities' bills.
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New Law Will Help More Texans Go Solar

New Law Will Help More Texans Go Solar

Texas Tribune — BASTROP, Texas — A loophole in state law allowed some developers to block solar installations on homes in new neighborhoods. Now it's been plugged.
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Great Lakes drownings an 'epidemic.' Meet a Michigan man obsessed with ending them.

Great Lakes drownings an 'epidemic.' Meet a Michigan man obsessed with ending them.

Bridge Magazine — At least 640 people have drowned on the Great Lakes since 2010. We know that because of Bob Pratt, a former East Lansing fire marshal who's on a mission to make Great Lakes beaches safer.
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Michigan shrinks credits for rooftop solar, clouding industry's future

Michigan shrinks credits for rooftop solar, clouding industry's future

Bridge Magazine — In a battle over fairness and who controls Michigan's renewable energy future, utilities successfully pushed state lawmakers and regulators to lower compensation for rooftop solar owners who add electricity grid.
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