What Can We Expect From Electric Utilities This Year?
February 9, 2024
Electric utilities will soon appear before the Public Utility Commission of Texas to show their new energy efficiency plans. Will anything be different or will it be the status quo?
EPA Strengthens Soot Standard, Saving Thousands of Lives and Billions of Dollars; 10+ Texas Counties Risk Being Out of Compliance
February 7, 2024
On February 7th, the EPA released updated National Ambient Air Quality Standards for particulate matter (PM2.5), taking a positive and long-awaited step toward addressing a dangerous and deadly air pollutant responsible for over 100,000 deaths in...
Railroad Commission Asks Ken Paxton to Fight EPA’s New Methane Rule
January 31, 2024
Representatives of several organizations pleaded with the three elected commissioners of the Texas Railroad Commission not to formally oppose the Environmental Protection Agency’s methane rule.
Victory! Regulators Reject Proposal Designed to Discriminate Against Energy Storage
January 23, 2024
Last week, the Public Utility Commission of Texas did something right. When our state grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), proposed to adopt new rules that would make it harder for energy storage to operate, the...
Bittersweet Announcement: Alex Ortiz is Moving On
December 19, 2023
For the past three years Alex Ortiz has served Texas as a steadfast advocate for water, wildlife, frontline communities affected by water policy, and for equity and environmental justice. While we’re sad to lose Alex on staff as a lead water policy...
Fairfield Lake State Park: What Have We Lost?
December 19, 2023
This was the Centennial Year Celebration of Texas State Parks, and it was widely touted by the state. Ironically, this was also the year that Texas Parks and Wildlife's decided to back out of their year long pursuit of re-obtaining Fairfield Lake...
Texas Parks and Wildlife Expands Land and Water Conservation Goals
December 18, 2023
The Texas Land and Water Resources Conservation and Recreation Plan is an important guiding document that aids TPWD in making its investment decisions in our state lands as well as prioritizing important cultural heritage sites and the protection of...
Working Toward a Just Clean Energy Transition on the Border
December 12, 2023
This is the real story of families living in the Rio Grande Valley and how lack of accountability from those in power, capitalism, energy poverty and burden has impacted their wellbeing. More than that, it is a testimony to perseverance -- how...
It's Time to Vote in Chapter and Group Executive Committee Elections
December 8, 2023
Did you know that as a member of the Sierra Club, you have a say in how our chapter is governed?
Houston’s New Building Codes Are a Win For The Climate
November 29, 2023
New buildings in the country’s fourth largest city will soon be 5 to 10 percent more energy efficient than before, and we’ll also see water savings through more efficient products and technology.