New EPA Designation Step In Right Direction To Address Unsafe Smog Pollution In San Antonio
July 18, 2018
Sierra Club recognizes EPA decision to designate Bexar County as in non-attainment with federal air quality standards, notes agency should have designated all eight counties in area as in non-attainment.
Reinventing Power: Prioritizing Equity For Austin's Renewable Future
July 17, 2018
The themes of renewable energy, community organizing, development, equity and affordability are all interconnected, and we’ll be addressing their intersections at this Saturday’s screening of Sierra Club’s newest film “Reinventing Power: America’s...
VIDEO: RGV Hunger Strike In Honor Of Separated Families
July 6, 2018
Now that the nationwide June 30 “Families Belong Together” rallies have passed, we will continue to be in solidarity with RGV organizers, friends, and allies against family separation and detainment, against more border walls that separate neighbors...
Sierra Club Statement On Pruitt Resignation: It’s About Time
July 5, 2018
Today, President Donald Trump tweeted that he accepted scandal plagued EPA administrator Scott Pruitt’s resignation.
Sierra Club Announces First Round of 2018 Texas Legislative Endorsements
June 27, 2018
With the primary runoff elections in the rearview mirror, the Sierra Club Political Committee of Texas (the Lone Star Chapter PAC) recently unveiled its first round of endorsements for the 2018 General Election.
Summer Weather Preview: For Texas Summers, Variety Is Good
June 27, 2018
Texas State Climatologist John W. Nielsen-Gammon details the ideal weather forecast for this summer in a guest contribution for the Texas Living Waters blog.
Borderlands Locals Rise Up And Resist the Newest Border Walls
June 8, 2018
Even a girl originally from Chicago like me can appreciate the uniqueness of a place like the American Southwest. And it's also very clear to me that border walls forever damage these places - places that so eloquently represent a melting pot of...
San Antonio Is The Nation's Fastest Growing City, But It Doesn't Want To Be One Of The Dirtiest
June 7, 2018
San Antonio's public utility CPS Energy released an energy plan a few months ago that includes burning coal for another two decades. But it looks like they’re asking for public input, which means that San Antonio residents have a chance to show up...
Wood Pellet Company Polluting East Texas at 10x Permitted Rate
June 7, 2018
A wood pellet company is polluting at ten times the rate it's supposed to. Time for pollution controls? Nope. TCEQ wants to just make their air pollution permit match the higher amount.
What's Happening With All That Harvey Recovery Federal Money?
June 6, 2018
There has been an enormous amount of aid approved for hurricane recovery - about $200 billion (roughly half slated for Texas). So it’s worth taking a closer look at what’s going on.