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The French government has reportedly stepped in to delay or cancel a $7 billion deal set to be signed by French trading firm Engie to buy fracked gas from NextDecade’s planned Rio Grande LNG export facility in Brownsville, Texas. The government...

The Odessa, Texas, chapter of the NAACP and seven environmental organizations (including Sierra Club) petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to address unhealthy levels of air pollution in the Permian Basin hub of Ector County, where...

Texas Commission on Environmental Policy (TCEQ) commissioners approved an “Agreed Enforcement Order” with Xcel Energy, the owner of the Harrington Coal Plant, for violations of air quality standards that are putting the health of nearby residents at...

On October 16, a coalition of community groups in the Rio Grande Valley sent a letter to Cameron County in South Texas, urging the county commissioners to reject a tax abatement for Rio Grande LNG. This facility has received constant and adamant...

There’s a lot at stake in State House and State Senate races this year though, and a very important statewide race. Our state legislature can do a lot of good or a lot of bad, starting in January. State elections have serious repercussions. Find out...

What could be worse than building a giant, polluting fracked gas facility along our pristine coastline? Asking Cameron County taxpayers to foot the bill. Right now, Cameron County Commissioners are considering giving Rio Grande LNG a multi-million...

Vistra made no changes to its Texas coal fleet, which includes the Martin Lake coal plant; the nation’s largest source of sulfur dioxide pollution and mercury pollution. Martin Lake is the source of ongoing violations of sulfur dioxide public health...

Communities across the country applaud a ruling by a federal judge requiring EPA to follow the law and investigate civil rights complaints in a timely manner. The decision resulted from a lawsuit filed by community-based groups in 2015 against the U...

San Antonio needs community members to push the city towards an equitable future. San Antonians deserve prompt and adequate COVID-19 relief and energy justice. But how do we get there, and how can you help? Our San Antonio organizer Greg Harman has...

The Sierra Club Political Committee of Texas has completed its full slate of state and local endorsements for the 2020 General Election! Endorsements include candidates running for Railroad Commissioner, State Senate, and State House, in addition to...