Mose Buchele
Mose Buchele is the Austin-based broadcast reporter for KUT's NPR partnership StateImpact Texas . He has been on staff at KUT 90.5 since 2009, covering local and state issues. Mose has also worked as a blogger on politics and an education reporter at his hometown paper in Western Massachusetts. He holds masters degrees in Latin American Studies and Journalism from UT Austin.
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While the storms' full environmental impacts may take weeks to assess, Austin-area officials warn they could be serious and will include a rise in the city's mosquito population. -
As extreme heat grips much of the country, some power grids may struggle to keep up with rising energy demand. But that is not the only challenge grid operators face in this heatwave.
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Experts say the sight of satellites burning up on re-entry to the atmosphere will become more common as more man-made objects are launched. -
Dangerous emissions and increasingly hot days are combining to worsen Austin's air quality. -
Larger "mats" of the goopy-green algae typically appear floating in creeks or along lakeshores between late May and early August. -
Experts were skeptical of a report from the Texas grid operator showing the state could run short of power by 2026. -
After a statewide blackout in 2021 and a massive Austin outage in 2023, cold weather means energy anxiety for many in Central Texas. -
These state regulators sit on one of the most important agencies to oversee energy and – by extension – climate policy in the world. -
Demand for electricity in Texas continues to break records. It comes as the power grid strains under increased demand due to data centers and cryptocurrency mining.
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Experts warn the Texas power grid faces new strains from growing tech-sector data centers that are consuming ever more electricity for crypto-mining and artificial intelligence.
