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July 6, 2022
The Lone Star Chapter is searching for our next Communications Intern to assist our communications team to develop timely, engaging content for our website, newsletter, and social media platforms. Could that be you?
San Antonio City Council Extends Crucial Energy Savings Program for Five More Years
June 16, 2022
Sierra Club celebrates City Council’s extension of this life saving and cost saving program, urges CPS Energy to continue to explore expanding the program.
In Memoriam George Pettit 1937 - 2022
June 13, 2022
We honor George Pettit, who was a major factor in the Sierra Club in the 1970s in the Dallas - Fort Worth Group and the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club.
Corpus Christi LNG Is An Environmental Injustice In Texas’ Coastal Bend
June 13, 2022
The Coastal Bend region in Texas is home to generations of Latine communities, including Corpus Christi, which is known to many as the home of Selena, the beloved Queen of Tejano music, has arguably some of the most delicious Tex-Mex cuisine in the...
Shining a Light on "Sunset"
May 19, 2022
In 2022, Texans have a unique opportunity to engage in a very “Texan” process to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of state government through a process known as “Sunset.” And there are some key events coming up next month as well as later in...
Sierra Club Joins Austin Energy Rate Proceeding
May 19, 2022
A month ago, Austin Energy, dropped a rate proposal that will raise rates for most customers, and certainly almost all residential ratepayers. What are we all worked up about?
Statewide Work Seeks Big Changes for Water Quality in Texas
May 17, 2022
Water is life, but it often seems like some Texas state agencies and officials haven’t gotten the memo.
Texans Urge Environmental Protection Agency to Protect Public Health by Strengthening Ozone Standards
May 9, 2022
Today, people across the country concerned for their environment and health, including many in Texas, testified at the EPA’s public hearing regarding the federal agency’s proposal to “bump up” the ozone pollution nonattainment designations for the...
Utilities’ Energy Efficiency Plans Ignore Calls to Fix the Grid
May 6, 2022
Recent energy efficiency plans from all eight private electric utilities in Texas leave a lot to be desired — especially considering widespread calls to fix our grid as the state recovers from Winter Storm Uri and continues to face extreme, record-...
Sierra Club Joins Lawsuit Against Texas GLO and Cameron County for Closing Boca Chica Beach for SpaceX
May 5, 2022
The Sierra Club and Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of Texas have joined local environmental group SaveRGV in suing the Texas General Land Office, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, and Cameron County for closing Boca Chica Beach for SpaceX operations...