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Disconnects by CPS Energy have doubled during CEO Paula Gold-Williams’ tenure. And there are still no promises of reform. Eliminating disconnections is just the first step toward elevating those long alienated from political power in the City. We’ll...

Last week, some 50 participants joined Texas State Representative Jon Rosenthal and three conservation organizations last week in an online webinar to discuss a fundamental problem with the production of oil and gas in Texas: air pollution.

The Texas Environmental Awards were different this year, but that did not stop us from celebrating the hard work and achievements of so many Texans to protect the environment we love.

American Electric Power, parent company of Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO), announced a fleetwide compliance plan to address coal ash and toxic water pollution, which includes plans to end coal use at its Pirkey and Welsh coal plants in...

French trading firm Engie has reportedly dropped negotiations on a $7 billion, 20-year contract to import fracked gas from NextDecade’s planned Rio Grande LNG export facility near Brownsville, Texas.

Last Saturday, the Sierra Club partnered with the Southwest Workers Union, Climate Action SA, and Deceleration.news to host a community conversation on how environmental justice principles can help build a more equitable San Antonio. As speakers...

Our conservation director and interim director Cyrus Reed will be participating on a panel at the Texas Energy Summit on November 10, titled “Policies to Promote Smart, Healthy, Resilient, Emission Free Buildings.” We can make all new buildings...

Over the last six months, there has been unprecedented attention to the equally unprecedented amount of flaring, venting, and fugitive emissions of methane- the main component of gas. It is not only a severe threat to public health, it is also...

It might go without saying that Sierra Club and Governor Greg Abbott rarely see eye-to-eye on political and environmental issues. In the past, we both have been supportive of the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan and the benefits of wind power, though...

The 87th Legislative Session may seem like a lifetime away, and admittedly we can’t predict what it will look like when it kicks off in January as many new representatives and senators make their way to the Pink Dome.