Mose Buchele
Senior Correspondent, Energy & EnvironmentMose Buchele focuses on energy and environmental reporting at KUT. He has been on staff at KUT 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 master's degrees in Latin American Studies and Journalism from UT Austin. You can email him at mbuchele@kut.org.
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Some Austin City Council members have suggested finding a different gas utility after a string of rate increases from Texas Gas Service. -
A system of dams and reservoirs was designed to hold in floodwaters. Crews monitor the water coming into the system and figure out when to store or release it downstream to decrease flood risk. -
Experts say outlandish claims of weather manipulation are hindering disaster preparedness and emergency response. -
For years, employees say, they've had to do more with less. But the ability to fill in the gaps became strained to the breaking point when the Trump administration began pushing new staffing cuts. -
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 nuclear manufacturers and researchers descend on Texas, responding to the governor's legislative call, environmentalists and analysts voice their concerns. -
Austin Water said improvements in how it monitors the system and an increase in water line breaks pushed up estimates from last year. -
The dust can be dangerous, especially for people with lung conditions or otherwise compromised health. But it can also quell hurricane activity in the Atlantic, fertilize depleted soils and bring striking sunsets. -
The Camp Mabry weather station recorded 5 inches of rain from last week's storms. The precipitation “tipped us over the scale for the month of May,” one meteorologist said. -
Wednesday's storm wreaked havoc in North Austin neighborhoods, but many who live in South Austin didn't have any idea of the damage being done. In fact, some didn't see any rain or just a slight drizzle
