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Making sure our homes and buildings meet more efficient lighting, insulation, windows, and appliance standards is a sure-fire way to lower bills, reduce pollution from power plants, conserve water, and create jobs. Thankfully, the Texas Legislature...

The Lone Star Chapter congratulates Dr. Ken Kramer for receiving the Maxine Johnston Distinguished Service Award at the Big Thicket Association’s 51st Annual Meeting in Beaumont, Texas. Dr. Kramer was among several individuals receiving honors at...

The makings of a deal. A brief and biased history of how Austin, Texas made a collective decision to invest in solar energy big time.

Back in August, the EPA announced its first-ever plans to regulate methane and volatile organic compound (VOC) pollution as part of the Obama administration’s effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Tell the EPA you support strong regulations on...

So Much Solar, Cities with Dangerous Smog, and A New Face in the Office

In a packed meeting last week at ERCOT, regional planning staff presented analyses of the effect of two new environmental regulations on the electric grid and Texas power plants -- the new limits on regional haze pollution and the Clean Power Plan...

We are pleased to introduce Ruthie Redmond as the Sierra Club, Lone Star Chapter’s Water Resources Specialist. Ruthie will focus on water policy issues across Texas including water conservation, drought response, sustainable groundwater management,...

At a time when Texas representatives in Washington are denying scientific evidence on climate disruption, and the state is leading a massive lawsuit against the EPA over the Clean Power Plan, a new poll by the University of Texas at Austin says more...

In a welcome development, the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) proposed rules earlier this month that would raise the minimum energy codes in Texas for new construction to 2015 standards. The proposed rules – published in the Texas Register...

Today, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the grid operator for most of Texas, released an analysis of the potential impacts of the Clean Power Plan - the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new standards for carbon pollution from...