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Join Sierra Club members, staff, volunteers, and supporters for a terrific night of celebration at the Blue Mesa Grill in Addison to honor 2014 Chapter Award winners! Each year, we take a moment to look back at the previous year and recognize the...

In response to Governor Greg Abbott’s line item veto of $1 million for water conservation education grants in FY 2016, Ken Kramer, Water Resources Chair, Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, issued the following statement:

[Update: July 1, 2015: On June 25, Austin City Council approved a contract for the independent study. However, City Council chose to award the contract to Navigant Consulting. Navigant is expected to produce a draft within the next three to four...

As Governor Abbott signed HB 1736 into law this week, the energy efficiency of new single-family homes in Texas will improve starting next year. This is a good thing! It will lead to less overall energy use and lower peak demand without sacrificing...

A consortium of conservation and environmental groups are praising the Texas projects identified in the latest Early Restoration Plan proposed by the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) trustees. The draft plan proposes 10...

We are excited to bring on board two great interns this summer to bolster our communications team. Some of you may already know Madeline Detelich, who did some great freelance writing for us last year and this year. Holmes has proven to be a quick...

In brief, parks do well, TERP and extra inspectors for oil and gas still short-changed, and other bills face uncertain future. As the 84th Legislative Session comes to a close, Conferees of the Senate and House reached final agreements on the...

Today the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia ruled in favor of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate Wise County, Texas, an area north and west of Fort Worth and Denton that has seen a significant...

Sneaky last minute moves in the Texas Legislature often come with collateral damage. Such was the case with HB 928, a modest drought planning bill that became the vehicle by which special interests tried to add pro-Vista Ridge water pipeline...

On the penultimate day of the 84th Texas Legislature, a controversial change to HB 3123, which would have delayed full Sunset Review of the Railroad Commission of Texas until 2023, was defeated in the House by a vote of 90-52. The House agreed...