When sulfur from coal-fired plants is left unscrubbed, Rice faculty scholar Daniel Cohan said, it enters the air and turns into sulfate particles, which combine with other chemical particles to make up particulate matter, the deadliest air pollutant.
“Sudan for many years was seen as a key area for food security in different Gulf states, without any regard for the civilian population who live there. Yet it’s seen as ripe for dealmaking at the very top level," fellow Kristian Ulrichsen said of the empowerment and enrichment of state and non-state actors.
At the core of the ongoing Katy ISD school board race is a secondary issue, fellow Bob Stein says. He predicts a shift in the school system that will prioritize "an infusion of ideology into the curriculum instead of core school subjects.”
Title 42 is set to expire on May 11, but migrant numbers at the border are expected to double. Instability in migrants' home countries, not White House policies, will determine how many asylum seekers arrive at the border, Center for the U.S. & Mexico director Tony Payan said.
With one month to go in the TX legislative session, the pressure is on for Gov. Abbott to draw his line in the sand. But without Tucker Carlson scolding him on primetime TV, that pressure eases ever so slightly, fellow Mark P. Jones told the Houston Chronicle.