A broad array of world wide environmental advocates, conservation scientists, and governmental entities have endorsed the goal of "30 x 30", i.e. protecting 30% of lands and oceans by 2030.... (Read more)

The Houston Regional Group of the Sierra Club joined forces recently with the nonprofit group Solar United Neighbors (SUN) and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner in announcing the launch of Houston’s citywide solar co-op that will help Houston residents...

What does a multi-family development look like where you know all your neighbors and do things together? The speaker for our June 10 program will be Steve Stelzer, the Program Director at the City of Houston Green Building Resource Center. Steve is...

By Brandt MannchenI can think of no better way to spend Earth Day than to watch and photograph prairie restoration in action, via a prescribed burn on Marysee Prairie.... (Read more)

By Cheryl Conley If you’re like me, you’re making regular trips to the nursery to replace plants lost during the big freeze in February. I’ve decided to plant more native plants and those specifically recommended for Texas landscapes because...

The I-45 expansion is currently being investigated for racial discrimination by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). You can help FHWA find the extent of discrimination by sharing your story in a Title VI complaint.... (Read more)

Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for May 2021. Click the title to see the news this month.

Solar United Neighbors (SUN) is a unique non-profit that helps individuals or neighborhoods go solar by forming local co-ops, which are free to join. SUN is now organizing a new solar co-op in Houston from May through July.... (Read more)

Last month, a federal judge in Houston entered an order with major consequences for Houston's bayous, Galveston Bay, and the people who depend on them.... (Read more)

By Rahul NaikLocated only 40 miles southwest of Houston, the Parish coal-fired power plant continues to operate today – silent, deadly, and insufficiently regulated – as the largest point source polluter in the state.... (Read more)