Why Sierra Club Supports Prop 14 And Why You Should Too
September 29, 2023
We are proud to be a part of the Texas Coalition for State Parks, a group of 90 organizations educating voters about the Centennial Parks Conservation Fund — Proposition 14 — on the ballot this fall.
Why Sierra Club Opposes Statewide Prop 7, and Why You Should Too
September 22, 2023
Bad ideas thrive in the darkness, and for most (but not all) Texans, it may seem like there is very little reason to shine a light on this Fall’s election. Polluting special interests are counting on you not showing up in this off-year election,...
Austin Energy Is Getting Ready to Update Its Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan and YOU Get a Say In It
September 14, 2023
Folks in Central Texas are about to have our best chance locally to shift away from fossil fuels and toward a more sustainable, equitable, affordable energy future… but only if we make our voices heard.
Welcome to the Lone Star Chapter, Becky Bullard!
August 31, 2023
We are proud to announce that Becky Bullard has joined our team as our new Chapter Communications Manager!
Sierra Club Settlement Bears Fruit in Woodville Pellet Plant
August 30, 2023
Under the Federal Clean Air Act and Federal Clean Water Act, citizens and organizations like the Sierra Club can use citizen enforcement suits to pressure companies to the negotiation table (or go to trial) when state and federal authorities have...
Two-Thirds of Texas Voters Support Robust EPA Safeguards to Cut Methane Pollution From Oil and Gas Operations
August 22, 2023
Last month, a new poll released by EDF Action, Earthworks Action Fund, Sierra Club, and CATF Action found that two-thirds of voters in Texas want the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take strong action to cut methane pollution from oil...
City of Houston To Consider Updated, More Resilient Building Codes
August 22, 2023
As wildfires, drought, record electric demand, and heat plague Texas this summer, and potential hurricanes and floods loom on the horizon, officials and stakeholders in Houston are doing something to prepare for the future - update their building...
Reed: Heating Up in Texas. 2023 Is a Summer to Remember
August 15, 2023
Yeah, it’s August in Texas, but anyone who has called Texas home for even just a few years knows this stretch of 100 degree days is not normal. It’s a new altered climate normal we should not ignore.
Is Texas Ready to Receive Billions in Federal Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Funds?
August 11, 2023
It would be pretty hard to list them all, but in recent weeks a number of federal funding opportunities have arrived that could benefit millions of Texans.
Sierra Club & Freestone County Parks Advocates Fight to Save Fairfield Lake State Park
August 1, 2023
Community advocates and environmental groups like the Sierra Club have reason to cheer after the decision by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to issue a decree to save Fairfield Lake State Park via eminent domain on June 10, 2023.