Matthew Tresaugue
Matthew Tresaugue joined the Houston Chronicle in 2005 after working for newspapers in California, where his beats included land-use development, higher education and Major League Baseball. At the Houston Chronicle, he has covered the environment, reporting on science, policy and politics in areas including air quality, water supply, the Gulf of Mexico and global warming.
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Salty sea yields a fresh drink of water
The same platforms that produce oil also turn seawater into freshwater by filtering it through fine membranes in a complex process called reverse osmosis. More »
Environmental groups sue EPA over refinery emissions
Environmentalists have filed a lawsuit to force federal regulators to review the way they calculate emissions from petrochemical plants, oil refineries and other large industrial facilities. More »
Developers drop plans for Texas coal plant
Developers have dropped plans for the White Stallion Energy Center about 90 miles southwest of Houston, signaling the end of a once heady rush to build several new coal-fired power plants across Texas. More »
Developers drop plans for Texas coal plant
Developers have pulled the plug on the proposed White Stallion Energy Center, a coal-fired power plant planned for Matagorda County, about 90 miles southwest of Houston. More »
Chemical maker turns to trees to clean air
Dow Chemical Co. is looking to combat smog at its rapidly expanding Freeport, Texas site by planting new forests of water hickory, cedar elm and other native trees. More »
Like everything else, carbon emissions are bigger in Texas
Texas’ carbon dioxide emissions beat California and Pennsylvania combined. More »
Houston firm drops plans for Corpus power plant
Regulatory and economic hurdles have sidetracked a proposed power plant that would have run on byproducts from Corpus Christi-area refineries. More »
Sierra Club names new Texas chief
Scheleen Walker is succeeding Ken Kramer, who is retiring after nearly a quarter centur heading the Lone Star chapter of the Sierra Club environmental group. More »
EPA pokes holes in plan to waive industry’s pollution bill
A Texas plan that would allow Houston’s biggest sources of smog-forming emissions to avoid tens of millions of dollars in fines may not pass federal review. More »
Noxious weed fuels green-energy debate
In the race to convert crops into energy, all eyes are on giant reed, a fast-growing and hardy grass species found throughout Texas and the southern United States. More »
Study: Water takes more electricity than lighting
Energy used to pump, treat, heat and cool water accounted for 12.6 percent of the nation’s energy use in 2010, a UT study found. More »
EPA approves more flexible rules for plant expansions
The EPA has approved permitting rules that will let large industrial facilities expand if the changes don’t increase air pollution. More »
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