EPA Proposes Another Plan That Does Nothing to Help Our National Parks and Will Likely Increase Air Pollution Across Texas
November 18, 2019
Late Friday, the EPA quietly signed a supplemental proposed Texas Regional Haze rule that attempts to shore up its inadequate proposal from over a year ago.
Rally to Protect the Rio Grande Valley: Stop Texas LNG!
November 18, 2019
This Wednesday (November 20) three impacted communities in the Rio Grande Valley: City of Port Isabel, Laguna Heights, and Long Island Village by the proposed Texas LNG fracked gas project will attend a contested case hearing to challenge the...
28 Organizations Call on Houston’s Mayor Turner to Drop Support for Rio Grande LNG Fracked Gas Project
November 5, 2019
The letter was sent in response to Mayor Turner’s attempt to influence the federal permitting process for the controversial fracked gas project. In 2018, Turner sent a letter on behalf of the City of Houston and the Climate Mayors group to the...
Updating Austin Energy's Resource Plan—Where They Are, Where Are They Going, and How You Can Help!
October 31, 2019
In September, we announced that Austin Energy, Austin’s public electric utility, kicked off its process for updating the utility’s Resource, Generation, and Climate Protection Plan (Resource Plan), providing Austinites with an extremely important...
Can Texas Cut Ethylene Oxide Use and Switch to Safer Chemicals?
October 31, 2019
Last month, we raised awareness of the TCEQ’s proposal to the EPA to reduce the Integrated Risk Information System’s (IRIS) risk factor of the carcinogenic air pollutant ethylene oxide (EtO). (A huge thank you to everyone who submitted comments to...
Nearly 100 Strong Tell EPA to Shelf Their Rollback Rule on Methane at Dallas Hearing
October 30, 2019
On the sunny Thursday of October 17, a diverse crowd filed intently into the Earle Cabell Federal Court Building in Dallas, Texas. Though they all came from different backgrounds with different stories to tell, they were united over the single...
Sierra Club Argues for Texas to Clean Up the Air in Greater San Antonio Area
October 28, 2019
On October 9 in federal court, counsel for the Sierra Club and the Environmental Defense Fund argued against a State of Texas appeal on the decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to declare Bexar County, Texas as nonattainment with...
10-1: San Antonio Council Embraces Climate Action
October 23, 2019
Last week, the San Antonio City Council voted 10-1 in favor of a climate plan intended to drive the City's climate pollution to zero by 2050 and better prepare residents for the acceleration of extreme weather being driven by global warming. The...
Help Texas Rebuild After Tropical Storm Imelda
October 22, 2019
It’s been almost a month since Tropical Storm Imelda slammed into Texas. The news cycle may have moved on, but for affected residents, recovery is far from complete.
We're Hiring!
October 11, 2019
Want to build a strong base of democracy champions for a clean energy future? Got solid research skills and interest in grassroots organizing? Then we might have the job for you. The Lone Star Chapter is hiring a paid intern to help pilot our...