Our Communities, LNG, and SpaceX Do Not Make Good Neighbors
May 1, 2017
The thought of large explosives in close proximity to even larger vats of accelerant, like natural gas, would trouble anyone who isn’t a pyromaniac or a fool. The residents of the Rio Grande Valley are neither and so are troubled at the dangerous...
Director's Message - April 2017
April 30, 2017
What is the deal with ground water and surface water rights? And what's in it for the birds, fish, and aquatic ecosystems?
Volunteer Spotlight: Pete Rivera
April 29, 2017
By John RooneyPete Rivera, Executive Committee member of the Austin Sierra Club and Springdale-Airport Neighborhood Association President, has continued to successfully organize the community to protect the Red Bluff area of East Austin....
Anti-Wind, Anti-Jobs SB 277 Heads To The House
April 28, 2017
Last week, the Texas Senate passed SB 277, an anti-wind bill that prevents wind facilities from receiving tax breaks if they are within 25 miles of certain military facilities where planes are flown. The bill, by Sen. Donna Campbell (R-New Braunfels...
LEGE UPDATE - Warren Confirmed in Senate, Budget Nonsense, But Some Good Bills Get Hearings
April 27, 2017
In April, the Senate moved fast to approve Kelcy Warren to Parks & Wildlife, stripped clean air and parks budgets to fund anti-abortion groups, and advanced a terrible anti-wind bill. But could they also move Railroad Commission reform...
Why Is Sarah Davis Holding Up A Reform Bill With Bi-Partisan Support?
April 26, 2017
Is your State Representative Sarah Davis (click here to find out)? If so, can you give her a call today? She is holding up a much-needed Railroad Commission reform bill from passing out of her committee.
UPDATE: Texas Senate to Vote On Kelcy Warren's Appointment to Parks and Wildlife
April 26, 2017
Kelcy Warren has managed to nab a seat on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. That's right. Kelcy Warren, the gas pipeline billionaire and notorious CEO behind the Dakota Access Pipeline has powerful access to making important decisions about...
Company Behind Kaput Feral Hog Bait Withdraws Registration Request from Ag Department
April 26, 2017
Scimetrics, the company behind the warfarin-based feral hog poison, Kaput, has announced it has withdrawn its request for registration in Texas.
Saving Laguna Madre - A Mini-Series by Deborah Contreras
April 25, 2017
Deborah Contreras has lived in Brownsville, TX all nineteen years of her life. Now, the communities that shaped her are now under threat by three proposed liquified natural gas (LNG) terminals. This is her contribution to the fight against the...