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Our conservation director and interim director Cyrus Reed will be participating on a panel at the Texas Energy Summit on November 10, titled “Policies to Promote Smart, Healthy, Resilient, Emission Free Buildings.” We can make all new buildings...

Over the last six months, there has been unprecedented attention to the equally unprecedented amount of flaring, venting, and fugitive emissions of methane- the main component of gas. It is not only a severe threat to public health, it is also...

It might go without saying that Sierra Club and Governor Greg Abbott rarely see eye-to-eye on political and environmental issues. In the past, we both have been supportive of the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan and the benefits of wind power, though...

The 87th Legislative Session may seem like a lifetime away, and admittedly we can’t predict what it will look like when it kicks off in January as many new representatives and senators make their way to the Pink Dome.

The French government has reportedly stepped in to delay or cancel a $7 billion deal set to be signed by French trading firm Engie to buy fracked gas from NextDecade’s planned Rio Grande LNG export facility in Brownsville, Texas. The government...

The Odessa, Texas, chapter of the NAACP and seven environmental organizations (including Sierra Club) petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to address unhealthy levels of air pollution in the Permian Basin hub of Ector County, where...

Texas Commission on Environmental Policy (TCEQ) commissioners approved an “Agreed Enforcement Order” with Xcel Energy, the owner of the Harrington Coal Plant, for violations of air quality standards that are putting the health of nearby residents at...

On October 16, a coalition of community groups in the Rio Grande Valley sent a letter to Cameron County in South Texas, urging the county commissioners to reject a tax abatement for Rio Grande LNG. This facility has received constant and adamant...

There’s a lot at stake in State House and State Senate races this year though, and a very important statewide race. Our state legislature can do a lot of good or a lot of bad, starting in January. State elections have serious repercussions. Find out...

What could be worse than building a giant, polluting fracked gas facility along our pristine coastline? Asking Cameron County taxpayers to foot the bill. Right now, Cameron County Commissioners are considering giving Rio Grande LNG a multi-million...