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Yesterday, Sierra Club hosted a virtual town hall to highlight and discuss a report that found that CPS Energy should propose a much stronger FlexSTEP program that helps San Antonio residents fight high bills and reduce dangerous pollution.

The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) released a modest proposal to revise the “Rule 32 Datasheet” to require oil and gas operators to provide more accurate information to the Commission when requesting authorization to flare and vent gas (methane...

In another stinging setback for ExxonMobil Corporation in a long-running environmental enforcement case, the federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected nearly every argument ExxonMobil raised in its appeal of the $19.95 million penalty imposed...

We are excited to support our friends at Texas Living Waters' upcoming workshop, “A Seat at the Table: How to engage in Houston-area flood mitigation,” taking place next Wednesday, August 5th from 11:30 am -1:00 pm!

In pre-corona times, the Texas Capitol would be buzzing with activity during this time of year with lobbyists peddling bills, various committees of the House and Senate discussing issues likely to come up during the 2021 Legislative Session, and the...

Despite healthy growth in 2019 of roughly four percent, Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance said it estimates that nearly 10 percent of those jobs were lost in mid-2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Tomorrow, Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at an oil rig in Midland, Texas. Trump is expected to tout his administration’s attacks on key environmental protections, with the goal of propping up the oil and gas industry at the expense of local...

Local landowners are reporting that Kinder Morgan has had yet another spill of drilling fluid this weekend during construction of its Permian Highway fracked gas pipeline under the Pedernales River.

It has taken a little while to get there, but we made it! Thanks to fundraising efforts, our staff and executive committee have taken the plunge and are opening two new staff positions.

The Lone Star Chapter has taken a nuanced position on the proposal of TESLA, the iconic electric car brand led by controversial billionaire Elon Musk, coming to develop a factory in De Valle, a community just East of Austin. We must be clear: we can...