Texas fossil-fuel industry made state more vulnerable to hurricane

Oil field (Image: Flickr user johnny choura, used under CC license)Hurricane Harvey will go down as one of the most destructive and costliest natural disasters in the United States. While the storm has dissipated, with this week's attention focused on Hurricane Irma, the effects and damage tolls will last for years—and one thing already seems clear: Texas' dependence on the fossil-fuel industry poses an...