New interactive map shows which Texas counties are most vulnerable to climate change
A climate vulnerability index launched this week by the Environmental Defense Fund and Texas A&M listed Jefferson County on the Gulf Coast, home to...
A climate vulnerability index launched this week by the Environmental Defense Fund and Texas A&M listed Jefferson County on the Gulf Coast, home to the growing Port Arthur liquefied natural gas hub, as one of 10 counties nationwide most at risk of negative climate impacts. Each of the 10, including five counties in neighboring Louisiana, are in Southern states. "We've been sacrificed," said John Beard, head of the Port Arthur Community Action Network. Beard recently traveled with a delegation from Texas and Louisiana to represent vulnerable communities at Climate Week in New York City and at a rally at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington, D.