Great Plains grid operator asks to fast-track power plants. By Jeffrey Tomich | 05/30/2025 06:41 AM EDT . Southwest Power Pool’s proposal is billed as a one-time, short-term fix to meet the need ...

A s the second largest state in the US, Texas has a wide range of ecosystems. The Lone Star State is situated in the massive Midwest Great Plains region, but also has over 300 hundred miles of ...

More Texas gardeners are choosing native plants after 2023’s brutal weather—attracting bees, butterflies, and lower water bills.

The sprawling Great Plains stretch for approximately a million square miles, covering roughly one-third of the continental ...

Under the Great Plains, there's an aquifer powering the region's agriculture system. But it's running out of water, prompting farmers in middle America to consider more environmentally friendly crops.

Based in Odessa, Texas, the Odessa American was founded in 1940. Odessa American 700 N. Grant Ave., Suite 800 Odessa, TX 79761-4590 (432) 337-4661 ...

The corn market has been relatively strong as Texas producers monitor planted fields in southern areas and prepare to plant in the High Plains. But that strong market might not last due to market ...

A cyclist on the Great Plains Gravel Route, cycling on country road 2 north of Quitaque and Caprock Canyons State Park. Courtesy of Jerod Foster Texas Tech photography professor Jerod Foster is ...

We normally think of trees as being good for the environment. But in parts of the Midwest and Great Plains, they're heating up the earth as woodlands take over grasslands.