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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...

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

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.

Good news: Prop 14 passed! Bad news: so did Prop 7. Now zombie gas plants?!

Elected officials at the Texas Capitol are counting on people like you to forget or overlook what happened this year. That’s why we spent long hours compiling floor votes, committee actions, and more to bring you the clearest answer possible to this...

On October 20, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), which regulates the state’s electric utilities, held a special “Winter Preparedness” workshop. The Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter submitted comments on the plan to bring back retired coal...

In September, the RRC released their proposed rules and this week the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club submitted our comments.

Si los políticos quieren nuevas plantas de energía, Que las corporaciones paguen, no tú ni yo.

Once again, there is concern over the potential that extreme weather could stress our main electric grid, so last week the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) made an astonishing request to bring shuttered, polluting gas and coal plants...

Texas has the most turtle diversity of any state in the U.S., but one special turtle beat out all the others to become the state’s official turtle: the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle – the world’s most endangered.