Joint Letter Reveals Rio Grande LNG Increased Capacity Post-FERC Proposal, Groups Request Environmental Analysis Update
June 20, 2019
This Monday, we filed joint comments with Defenders of Wildlife, Save RGV from LNG, and local groups to the FERC reiterating our request to the agency to revisit their environmental analysis to address the true capacity of NextDecade’s fracked gas...
Volunteer to Break Barriers to Electric Vehicles
June 20, 2019
Has the auto industry changed with the increased demand for electric? Help us find out!
Dust Left Unsettled in Controversial Quarry’s Case Hearing
June 18, 2019
Residents show opposition to a proposed quarry at contested case hearing against Vulcan Materials Company concluded last Tuesday, June 11.
San Antonio Says "We're Still In" (Again) on Climate Action
June 14, 2019
San Antonio City Council swore in 2017 to meet the goals and aspirations of the Paris international climate agreement. On the other side of another run-off election, we're saying: Enough already. The world cannot wait and neither will we.
Standing Against Big Polluters: Update on Latest TCEQ Decisions on the RGV and Corpus Christi
June 13, 2019
This week, Texas residents, community leaders and environmental groups took to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) in Austin to stand for the communities of the Rio Grande Valley and Corpus Christi who are targets for liquified...
Contested Case Hearing Underway for Controversial New Quarry Site
June 11, 2019
Vulcan 3009 Quarry wants to be San Antonio's new neighbor - and they're bringing their carcinogenic dust with them.
Welcome Brittney VanCuran - Our 2019 Environmental Communications Intern!
June 6, 2019
The Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter is proud to welcome Brittney VanCuran to our team as the newest Environmental Communications Intern!
The 2019 Legislative Session, Rest in Peace
May 31, 2019
How does one sum up 140 days of good and bad legislative ideas, all kinds of maneuvers, hundreds if not thousands of hours of staff time, volunteer engagement, calls and visits to legislators?
Residents Speak Out Against Jupiter Oil & Processing Project
May 30, 2019
This week, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) held a public meeting in Brownsville covering the air quality permit for the proposed Jupiter MLP’s crude oil terminal and processing facility. Brownsville residents spoke in opposition of...
Texas Climate Notes
May 28, 2019
By Bob Hendricks, Chapter's Climate Change Co-Chair |
The Austin City Council passed two resolutions that are two major steps forward for climate change action in Austin.