Welcome Jordan Goodrich, the Lone Star Chapter’s New Chapter Communications Manager!
October 18, 2024
Please join us in welcoming the newest member of the Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter team, Jordan Goodrich.
Every Texan Can Help Turn the Tide on Surface Water Quality Issues
October 8, 2024
Every three years, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) revises the state’s surface water quality standards (“Standards”) intended to protect public health and aquatic life. These regular revisions bring in important updates about new or...
Massive New Polluter Subsidy Program Moves Ahead
September 26, 2024
On August 29, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) met to decide which fracked gas power plant projects will get initial approval to receive $5 billion worth of new subsidies. The final number came to $5.3 billion for 17 projects that...
How Would You Spend $690 million in Federal Energy Efficiency Funds? Texas Wants to Know!
September 25, 2024
One of the most groundbreaking aspects of the Inflation Reduction Act signed by President Joe Biden in 2022 is its historic investment in energy efficiency rebates, tax incentives, and programs. Chief among them are two programs known as the HOMES...
Theatre and Environmental Activism Join Hands To Inspire Change... One Story At A Time
September 3, 2024
When one thinks of environmental activism in North Texas, the following thought usually isn't about theater, but the innovative non-profit, Watering Hole Collective, is wanting you to connect the two in ways never thought possible.
Forest Service Approves Hurricane Beryl Salvage Logging on the East Side of Sam Houston National Forest
August 31, 2024
In August, the U.S. Forest Service approved salvage logging of about 1,700 acres on the east side of Sam Houston National Forest after trees were blown down during Hurricane Beryl. Our Forestry Chair weighed in...
Separating Facts from Fiction in Surface Water Quality
August 29, 2024
August is National Water Quality Month, giving us a perfect chance to reflect on our relationship with water and its importance to the well-being of our health, environment, and communities.
Sierra Club Reacts to Massive Fossil Fuel Subsidy Giveaway at Public Utility Commission of Texas
August 29, 2024
Wealthy energy companies to receive $5 billion that could have gone to lowering electric bills, faster solutions to grid crisis.
The Lone Star Chapter Is Hiring!
August 26, 2024
The Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter is hiring a Chapter Communications Manager to support our work to defend clean water from oil & gas pollution, organize for a clean and resilient electric grid, and build power for everyday Texans and our...
The Ripple Effect, or Why Your Involvement in Shaping Texas Water Quality Standards is Critical
August 6, 2024
Let’s begin with a simple truth: water is life. As you’re reading this, you’ve likely used water recently—whether to quench your thirst, wash your hands, take a refreshing shower, bathe your child, or clean the dishes. Perhaps