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Are you passionate about climate justice? Do you geek out on storytelling and messaging? The Sierra Club's Lone Star Chapter is hiring for a Communications Coordinator!

Today, the Tarrant County Commissioners Court agreed to hold off on consideration of a massive tax break to Rivian Automotive, the electric vehicle manufacturer, in part due to concerns raised by labor organizations and environmental groups and...

Today, September 16, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) is holding a workshop as part of its look at Texas’ unique energy market. For the first time, the Public Utility Commission is looking not at supply but at the demand side of the...

More than four hundred public comments reject energy proposal, push for clean energy instead.

On September 5, 2021, Leo Alton Reitan died. Most people have not heard of Leo, but he did more with his individual work ethic and his money, which he used to do the most for conservation, than scores of people do during their lives. Leo was not a...

As Hurricane Ida is still causing harm to millions of people, forecasters’ predictions of “above-normal” storm activity with the 2021 hurricane season are coming true. Texans can expect storm tracking to be a regular part of their news feed. However...

Our neighbors in Louisiana are dealing with the effects of a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane, making landfall on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. At the same time, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reviewing a regulation that...

After Winter Storm Uri led to a catastrophic collapse of our energy grid last February, politicians, utilities, consumer groups, and just about everyone have been talking about how and whether we should change our electric market.

On Friday August 20, the Texas House of Representatives claimed there was a quorum after three additional Democrats returned to the Capitol. Speaker of the House Dade Phelan proceeded to refer the special session’s voter suppression bill to...

The Chaparral Coalition for Community Health and the Environment, the Sierra Club, and Earthworks (the Community Groups) reached an agreement with El Paso Electric (EPE) that will substantially reduce air pollution in El Paso and southern New Mexico...