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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.

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"Solar For All" Leads to Competition in Texas

November 28, 2023

The Sierra Club stands ready to help TDHCA, the Texas Solar for All Coalition, or any other entities engage communities in cleaner forms of energy in a way that lowers bills and creates jobs.

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Austin Energy’s First Crack at an Update to Its “Resource, Generation, and Climate Protection Plan” Heavily Favors Hydrogen – Leaving More Questions Than Answers

November 21, 2023

On Monday, November 13th, the public finally got a look at what Austin Energy leadership is thinking in terms of how it will update its plans, and specifically how it can meet the current goal of becoming a zero-carbon utility by 2035. Spoiler: they...

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ERCOT Cancels Plans to Bring Back Zombie Gas Plants

November 20, 2023

On Nov. 17, ERCOT announced it was cancelling plans to bring back shuttered and decommissioned coal and gas plants this winter.

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More Than Half of Texans Live in Areas With Unsafe Ozone Levels, Which Rise With Temperatures

November 10, 2023

It’s easy to forget about ground-level ozone, often referred to as smog. In the upper atmosphere, ozone helps us by protecting us from the sun’s radiation, but at ground-level it is a dangerous and devastating pollutant, searing our lungs.

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