The 86th Texas Legislature is in session. Our state lawmakers meet for only 140 days every other year, so there is a lot at stake and little time to do something about it. With legislative committees being formed, and budget hearings set to begin,...

By Brandt Mannchen Implementation in Region H, a state water planning area for the Houston Area, of massive water projects will provide water for growth but will cause environmental impacts. These impacts will affect rivers, lakes, wetlands...

My all-time favorite cartoon character is Pepé LePew (pronounced pā-pā luh pū). For those of you who don’t know who I’m talking about, Pepé is a French skunk that is in constant pursuit of love but because he doesn’t smell very good, he often comes...

Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for January 2019. Click the title to see the news this month.

For many years (40, off and on) I have provided comments for the Houston Sierra Club (Sierra Club) about Clean Water Act Section 404 permits that are regulated and processed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). These are the permits that...

Often people hike, bike, ride motorcycles and ATVs, and horses on trails and enjoy our federal (national forests, parks, conservation lands, and wildlife refuges), state, and local public lands without thinking how their actions can have serious...

Discussion of "Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming" edited by Paul Hawken. Bay Area meetings are on 3rd Wednesday of the month, and start at 6:30pm for social hour; speaker and discussion from 7-8:30 pm...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has released its “Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Feasibility Study”. Send your comments by January 9, 2019...

Houston METRO has posted the latest draft plan for METROnext, the plan it is developing for future area transit projects. This new draft has been labeled Plan 'A Plus' and will be the basis for further discussion and public meetings, where citizens...

With President Trump and his administration, the public must again fight to keep its public lands from being privatized and dedicated to resource exploitation, particularly energy development. A useful tool for public lands advocates, activists,...