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In a victory for Gulf Coast communities, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled today that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) failed to conduct an adequate analysis of the climate and environmental justice impacts...

There is good news to report on the political front in Texas. The municipal elections across the state earlier this summer produced major wins in several cities that could have positive impacts on environmental and social justice policies at the...

Earlier this week, two contract workers died tragically and at least thirty were hospitalized due to a chemical leak at the Lyondellbasell facility in La Porte. Our hearts go out to the workers who lost their lives, those injured, and to their...

Yesterday, the Lone Star and Rio Grande Chapters of the Sierra Club submitted over 1,000 public comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calling for action to bring El Paso into compliance with federal, health-based standards for ground...

Rather than call a special session at the time to appropriately and immediately address grid issues the Governor then provided a “directive” - a two page letter focused on “reliability” asking the PUC and ERCOT to take certain actions designed to...

Earlier this week, Governor Abbott released a letter to the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), demanding changes that Abbott falsely claims will ”increase power generation capacity and to...

President Biden delivered a speech on protecting the freedom to vote just one day after a majority of Texas House Democrats left the state to block a vote on new voter suppression bills. To date, 48 states have introduced nearly 400 bills...

While Texas rarely sees meaningful improvements on pollution standards, one pretty good thing and one very good thing happened recently: TCEQ adopted modest rules on controlling volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in non-attainment areas (a fancy way...

Governor Greg Abbott called to reconvene the Texas Legislature for a special session on July 8th. What is that going to look like, and what is Sierra Club pushing for? We're asking Greg Abbott and the Texas Legislature to prioritize well being of...

On June 24th, San Antonio's City Council heard from the Emergency Committee. At this meeting, CPS Energy's Spruce 1 Coal plant was named the number reason behind the city's power outages. Energy injustice is threatening the lives and wellbeing of...