San Antonio's CPS Energy Announces Significant Solar Installment and Methane Gas Red Flag
September 22, 2022
On Sept. 21, CPS Energy announced plans to purchase an additional 180 megawatts of solar energy in Pecos County. But the San Antonio utility also hinted at future investment in gas-fired power generation.
Orgs and Businesses Call On Texas Public Utilities Commission to Adopt Energy Efficiency Rulemaking
September 15, 2022
More than two dozen organizations and small businesses across the state (full list below) are urging the Public Utility Commission to adopt a recent rulemaking petition that aims to help fix the grid and lower utility costs for everyday Texans.
Circuit Court Rules Against ExxonMobil a Third Time, Upholds Record Clean Air Act Penalty
August 31, 2022
One of the largest and longest-running citizen enforcement suits ever brought under the federal Clean Air Act may finally be nearing a conclusion.
Environmental Organizations Condemn TCEQ’s Withdrawal of Ban on Plastic Pollution
August 31, 2022
After proposing a first-ever ban on plastic pollution and receiving more than 500 public comments in support, the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality has withdrawn its own proposal in a move that aligns the agency even closer with industry...
Sierra Club and Earthjustice Argue to Defend EPA’s Martin Lake Designation
August 30, 2022
Sierra Club and EPA are fighting to hold Texas accountable to clean up SO2 pollution that is over the legal limit. The state of Texas and Vistra continue to challenge the designation, even though the state’s own monitoring data and the modeling data...
Sierra Club Fix The Grid Rally Makes an Impact, But Will the PUC Follow Through?
August 30, 2022
Our rally with allied organizations and members of the public had positive impact but the Public Utility Commission’s actions – or inaction – will ultimately speak louder than its words.
Sierra Club Tells PUC in Rulemaking Petition: Fix the Grid by Increasing Energy Efficiency
August 10, 2022
After months of inaction by state leaders, the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club is petitioning the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) to require the state’s eight private utilities to nearly double their peak demand goals and quadruple...
Sierra Club Bids Farewell to Chrissy Mann
July 31, 2022
August 5 will be Chrissy Mann’s last day at the Sierra Club. Here’s a conversation we had just after I learned she would be leaving the Sierra Club.
Sierra Club-Sponsored Webinars Reveal Massive Benefits for Texas from Investment Infrastructure Jobs Act
July 21, 2022
Sierra Club and partners held a series of four webinars with state agency officials on a number of the different buckets of money available under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
Welcome to the Team, Agripina Gomez!
July 18, 2022
Welcome Agripina Gomez, who joins the Lone Star Chapter as our new Clean Energy Organizer!