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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 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.

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...

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...