/tags/plants plants en-US Copyright Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:12:27 GMT /environment-nature/2025-04-14/texas-regulators-give-preliminary-approval-to-operate-strongly-opposed-tarrant-batch-plant After nearly two years of trying to get a stringently opposed concrete batch plant up and running in south Tarrant County, Texas officials have granted J7 Ready Mix preliminary approval. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:12:27 GMT /environment-nature/2025-04-14/texas-regulators-give-preliminary-approval-to-operate-strongly-opposed-tarrant-batch-plant Nicole Lopez | Fort Worth Report /science-technology/2024-02-06/gardeners-can-now-grow-a-genetically-modified-purple-tomato-made-with-snapdragon-dna The plant gets its color — and a boost in antioxidants — from genes from an edible flower. It's the first time gardeners have been able to grow a GMO crop at home. Tue, 06 Feb 2024 13:22:22 GMT /science-technology/2024-02-06/gardeners-can-now-grow-a-genetically-modified-purple-tomato-made-with-snapdragon-dna Sasa Woodruff /news/2023-10-23/25-years-on-denton-hands-out-700-free-trees-to-locals-during-annual-giveaway Staffers and volunteers loaded up 700 free trees for locals during Denton's Community Tree Giveaway at the city landfill. Mon, 23 Oct 2023 16:24:59 GMT /news/2023-10-23/25-years-on-denton-hands-out-700-free-trees-to-locals-during-annual-giveaway Juan Betancourt | Denton Record-Chronicle /environment-nature/2023-06-12/state-environmental-agency-proposes-new-rules-for-concrete-plants-in-texas The TCEQ has proposed changes to concrete batch plant permits including lowering production limits, reducing dust coming from plants and setting minimum distance requirements from nearby communities. Mon, 12 Jun 2023 14:40:49 GMT /environment-nature/2023-06-12/state-environmental-agency-proposes-new-rules-for-concrete-plants-in-texas Alejandra Martinez | The Texas Tribune /environment-nature/2023-04-11/a-rare-texas-wildflower-gets-protection-under-the-endangered-species-act The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has declared the bracted twistflower, native to the Edwards Plateau, a threatened species, a month after putting another Texas plant on the endangered list. Tue, 11 Apr 2023 14:34:36 GMT /environment-nature/2023-04-11/a-rare-texas-wildflower-gets-protection-under-the-endangered-species-act Alejandra Martinez | The Texas Tribune /energy-environment/2022-11-18/texans-affected-by-pollution-from-concrete-plants-push-state-agency-to-tighten-regulations As the state’s environmental agency weighs new pollution limits on the plants, several lawmakers have filed bills that would put new restrictions on the facilities, which spew pollutants into mostly low-income neighborhoods. Fri, 18 Nov 2022 16:45:15 GMT /energy-environment/2022-11-18/texans-affected-by-pollution-from-concrete-plants-push-state-agency-to-tighten-regulations Alejandra Martinez | The Texas Tribune /news/2022-09-20/avoiding-a-plant-apocalypse-in-your-yard-when-temperatures-routinely-top-100-degrees Is your lawn more tan than green? Are your favorite flowers dessicated? Even Texans with a green thumb are struggling to keep their plants alive as temperatures top 100 degrees day after day. Wed, 21 Sep 2022 02:03:32 GMT /news/2022-09-20/avoiding-a-plant-apocalypse-in-your-yard-when-temperatures-routinely-top-100-degrees Gloria Farris /environment-nature/2022-06-27/demand-and-an-illicit-market-grows-for-texas-native-yucca-plant The desert plant takes 10-15 years to grow to the size most buyers want, leading to an illicit underground plant trade. Mon, 27 Jun 2022 17:30:00 GMT /environment-nature/2022-06-27/demand-and-an-illicit-market-grows-for-texas-native-yucca-plant Gabriella Ybarra /texas-news/2022-06-16/texas-melons-will-be-extra-sweet-this-season-despite-lower-yields-overall Melon growers in the Rio Grande Valley were impacted by a hailstorm last month, while other growers have dealt with hot and windy weather. Thu, 16 Jun 2022 14:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2022-06-16/texas-melons-will-be-extra-sweet-this-season-despite-lower-yields-overall Gabriella Ybarra