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The State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) has asked the public for input on whether or not they should raise the state’s minimum energy code for new buildings. As a subset of building codes, energy codes are minimum requirements for how energy...

The Lower Rio Grande Valley Sierra Club ran the numbers, and the four proposed Brownsville LNG export terminals will produce as much nitrogen oxides annually as all the vehicles on the road in Cameron County. Find out what other pollutants the...

On Wednesday, July 9, after a three-hour meeting, the Austin Energy Generation & Resource Planning Task Forceapproved its final report that lays out ambitious goals for Austin Energy over the next 15 years. As a member of both this task force...

Last week, Kevin Patteson, the executive administrator for the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), issued his long-awaited recommendation on the proposed construction of the Marvin Nichols reservoir, deciding to keep the controversial proposal...

Here’s an easy problem for the Legislature to solve next session: Texas’ cities are facing additional federal regulations to clean-up their dirty air. Fortunately,, the state just happens to have over a billion dollars sitting in its coffers for...

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court upheld EPA regulations that could have implications for the Lone Star state. From our Beyond Coal Team, here's a rundown of what's happening with Cross-State Air Pollution rules and what we can expect.

Chapter Award Nominations, Marvin Nichols Moves Ahead, An Easy Solution for the Lege, and Much More

Happy (belated) Earth Day! Some celebrate the entire month of April as Earth Month, but we at the Lone Star Chapter would like to think that we work to protect the environment every day of the year (minus holidays and weekends, of course.) In an...

This past month, Texas’ investor-owned transmission and distribution utilities filed their annual energy efficiency reports with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) reporting on the savings produced through the state’s energy efficiency...

One Year After West, Tesla in Texas, Volunteering in Big Bend, and Much More