EPA Rushing to Approve Fracked Wastewater Discharge Authority to Texas Before Biden Takes Office
December 14, 2020
If you happened to read the Federal Register the day after Thanksgiving, you might have o have noticed that Texans and other interested stakeholders have only until January 11th to make comments on a proposal to give the Texas Commission on...
San Antonio's Problem with CPS Energy
December 3, 2020
For our families, planet, and future, San Antonio must shut down its last coal plant by 2030. But City-owned CPS Energy won't discuss shutting the JK Spruce plan down, other than to warn of the costs
Welcome Our New Water Resources Specialist, Alex Ortiz!
December 2, 2020
At long last, we've hired a new Water Resources Specialist for the Lone Star Chapter: Alex Ortiz!
Ready for the Pink Dome? Join us for Our Lege Workshop December 12
November 24, 2020
To help us - and some key partners - and our great volunteers get prepared, we will be hosting a two-hour zoom training meeting on December 12, from 11 AM to 1 PM. Called “Getting Ready for 87th Legislative Session: Training and Discussion about How...
CPS Energy Must Stop Shutting Off People's Power- For Good
November 23, 2020
Disconnects by CPS Energy have doubled during CEO Paula Gold-Williams’ tenure. And there are still no promises of reform. Eliminating disconnections is just the first step toward elevating those long alienated from political power in the City. We’ll...
Oil and Gas Air Pollution Townhall Focuses on the Problem and the Solutions
November 23, 2020
Last week, some 50 participants joined Texas State Representative Jon Rosenthal and three conservation organizations last week in an online webinar to discuss a fundamental problem with the production of oil and gas in Texas: air pollution.
It’s A Wrap! The 2020 Texas Environmental Awards Retrospective
November 20, 2020
The Texas Environmental Awards were different this year, but that did not stop us from celebrating the hard work and achievements of so many Texans to protect the environment we love.
American Electric Power to Stop Burning Coal at Power Plants in Texas and Indiana
November 6, 2020
American Electric Power, parent company of Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO), announced a fleetwide compliance plan to address coal ash and toxic water pollution, which includes plans to end coal use at its Pirkey and Welsh coal plants in...
French Company Drops Rio Grande LNG Deal After French Government Raises Pollution Concerns
November 3, 2020
French trading firm Engie has reportedly dropped negotiations on a $7 billion, 20-year contract to import fracked gas from NextDecade’s planned Rio Grande LNG export facility near Brownsville, Texas.
San Antonio Forum Explores Potential for a Just Climate/COVID-19 Recovery
October 29, 2020
Last Saturday, the Sierra Club partnered with the Southwest Workers Union, Climate Action SA, and Deceleration.news to host a community conversation on how environmental justice principles can help build a more equitable San Antonio. As speakers...