Sierra Club Releases 2019 Texas Legislative Scorecard
December 20, 2019
Today, the Sierra Club released its 2019 Texas Legislative Scorecard, ranking every member of the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate on their environmental voting record in the 86th Texas Legislature.
ERCOT Predicts Sunnier Summer in 2020 After Thin Margins in 2019
December 17, 2019
This month, ERCOT released the December installment of its Capacity, Demand and Reserves Report, usually referred to as the “CDR.” ERCOT had a rather sunny disposition: reserves (meaning the amount of extra generation capacity produced at our...
Legal Settlement Holds James Lake Gas Plant Accountable to Reduce Pollution
December 3, 2019
A lawsuit challenging illegal flaring under the Clean Air Act from the James Lake Gas Plant in West Texas has secured penalties and significant pollution reductions for a plant that state and federal regulators have failed to address.
Protect Texas Communities and Parks from Coal Pollution!
November 27, 2019
EPA is holding a hearing in Dallas on December 9th on a supplemental proposed Texas Regional Haze Plan. If this feels like deja vu all over again, its because this proposal is a third attempt by EPA here in Texas to concoct a rule that might stick...
Submit Comments to Sunset Advisory Commission to Give Input About TPWD!
November 26, 2019
Texans have the opportunity to influence the work of the Sunset Advisory Commission by submitting comments to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department by December 2!
An Update to the Update of Austin Energy's Resource Plan (and How You Can Help!)
November 26, 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). The Resource Plan provides Austinites with an...
TCEQ Faces Charges of Federal Civil Rights Violations
November 25, 2019
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is violating the federal Civil Rights Act and discriminating on the basis of national origin by failing to require public meeting notices and language services in an equitable manner, according to...
South Texas Fracked Gas Export Proposals Face Continued Hurdles Despite FERC Approval
November 25, 2019
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced federal approvals of three controversial fracked gas export terminals - Texas LNG, Rio Grande LNG, Rio Bravo Pipeline, and Annova LNG - proposed for Texas’ Rio Grande Valley. Despite today’s...
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.