Redistricting and What It Means For People’s Health and the Environment
September 30, 2019
The Census hasn’t even started yet, but the process to redraw our legislative and Congressional district maps is already underway. It’s strange. We haven’t even done the “counting” of the Census but the Texas House Committee on Redistricting is...
Trump’s EPA officially publishes methane controls rollback rule, invites the public to Dallas
September 26, 2019
When Trump came into office, his administration immediately tried to sabotage the safeguards to control methane pollution from the fracked oil and gas industry that the Obama administration put in place. We knew eventually an actual proposal would...
New Proposed Ethylene Oxide Limit Would Harm Children and Vulnerable Communities
September 24, 2019
On July 12, the Sierra Club signed a joint letter with several other organizations to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s (TCEQ) Toxicology Division to request a 45-day delay on its proposal to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
Speak Out Against Border Wall Construction in Laredo!
September 19, 2019
On Tuesday, September 24th, there will be a Border Wall Townhall meeting in Laredo, Texas at 6 pm. The Townhall meeting will take place at the UT Health Science Center - Laredo campus, on the 2nd floor auditorium (1937 Bustamante, next to LMC)....
Help Protect Your Community From Radioactive Waste Risks!
September 17, 2019
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) wants to change the rules by reclassifying several categories of extremely dangerous radioactive waste so it goes into shallow burial, instead of deep underground as currently required for important safety...
Protect Your Climate, Forests, Water, Wildlife, and Recreation from Oil/Gas Exploitation
September 17, 2019
The U.S. Forest Service has begun a public process that could protect our forests, grasslands, water, air, endangered species, game and non-game wildlife, recreational activities, scenic areas, solitude, quiet, and wilderness in East Texas. “...
Is Ken Paxton an Environmental Champion?
September 16, 2019
Texas' Attorney General Ken Paxton filed two lawsuits this year against two huge fossil fuel corporations, Valero and ExxonMobil, for serious pollution violations in Port Arthur and Baytown. While Ken Paxton is not a know environmental advocate,...
We Need Your Voice! It’s Time To Update Austin Energy’s Resource Plan
September 12, 2019
Austin Energy’s recently-announced Working Group to Update the Resource, Generation, and Climate Protection Plan (Resource Plan) for early 2020 may open a door to even more cost-effective renewable energy and energy efficiency goals—with plenty of...
Now is a good time to go electric! Upcoming National Drive Electric Vehicle Week
September 10, 2019
Sierra Club will be joining many of our partners next week in celebrating National Drive Electric Week from September 14-22! There will be events in Austin, Corpus Christi, El Paso, Houston, and Dallas, and other communities around Texas.
Shane Johnson Joins Sierra Club Lonestar Chapter
September 6, 2019
Shane Johnson, graduate of Standford University and native Austinite, joins the Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter as a Clean Energy Distributed Organizer.