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San Antonio just made it through one of the worst droughts in Texas history. Climate change means we’ll have more of them, and they’ll be unpredictably longer and more intense. Is San Antonio prepared? Nope. And SAWS is leading us the wrong...

Ground level ozone continues to be the worst air pollution challenge facing Texas. The good news is that cities are making progress to clean up ozone air pollution in all areas in Texas, finally complying with the older 1-hour standard adopted in...

There are many great things about Memorial Day weekend. One of them happens to be a sales tax holiday on energy and water-saving appliances. That’s right. This weekend, all across Texas, you won’t have to pay state or local sales tax on a variety of...

We are growing! This month, the Lone Star Chapter welcomed its newest staff member to the team. Drew O'Bryan is our new Clean Energy Coordinator and will work closely with Conservation Director Cyrus Reed on several initiatives to strengthen clean...

Recent droughts have seared the memories of Texans deepening their appreciation for our most precious resource: water. As a result, hundreds of thousands of people across the Lone Star state are trying to conserve water. Homeowners are installing...

We live in a politically polarized age—particularly in the state of Texas. Renewables are either a godsend or a pipe dream. Fossil fuels are either our economic bedrock or a culprit of climate change disaster. So it’s refreshing when strange...

If you’re over 30, you may remember a time when lawn watering entailed dragging a hose around the yard at dusk. If you’re like us, you did this as a chore and didn’t realize that using the hose was one of the most water conserving ways to irrigate...

LNG, Dos Republicas, BLM Lease Updates, Plus So Much More!

It is with great joy that we share with you the winners of the Sierra Club's Lone Star Chapter 2016 Environmental Awards! The honorees will be presented their awards at a special banquet this Saturday in Austin.