Environmental and Conservation Groups Raise Concerns About Current USACE Plan
December 21, 2018
Together with conservation groups across the Greater Houston-Galveston region, we offer these comments and concerns to the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), General Land Office (GLO), and the decision-makers who support the currently proposed...
Texas PUC Commissioners Must Reject Generator Proposal to Boost Electricity Prices
December 13, 2018
It is unusual when a diverse group of stakeholders that includes the Sierra Club, Texas Industrial Energy Consumers, Texas Public Policy Foundation, the Steering Committee of Cities Served by Oncor, and Public Citizen agree on anything, but in this...
Attention Sierra Club Members in Texas: ExCom Elections Are Underway!
December 11, 2018
If you are a member of the Sierra Club, you are eligible to vote in our Executive Committee elections. We need your help to elect our leaders!
Is TCEQ Conflicted Over Rio Grande LNG's Air Pollution Permit?
December 10, 2018
The TCEQ is expected to decide at its Dec. 12 public meeting whether to grant the city of Port Isabel, Laguna Vista, and several local residents a contested case hearing (CCH), which is a formal hearing to protest the state permit that will allow...
Election Round-Up: Big Steps Forward In Texas For The Environment
November 29, 2018
Lots went down earlier this month. Check out how our endorsed candidates did in this historic election!
Federal Report: Texas is Ground Zero for Climate Change Impacts
November 28, 2018
The report tells us in 1,656 pages - three years of work by more than 300 government officials, academics, and private sector researchers - what we’ve already felt in a very visceral, painful way.
Austin Film Society's Rodents of Unusual Size Screening
November 26, 2018
The Lone Star Chapter is partnering with the Austin Film Society for a special screening of the documentary Rodents of Unusual Size this weekend.
A Win for our Big Transportation Pollution Problem
November 26, 2018
Dieselgate is about to help Texas clean up its transportation pollution. From the contents of the final state plan recently released to lay out the distribution of the Volkswagen settlement funds to priority areas across the state, it looks like our...
City of Denton Signs on Two More Solar Contracts
November 15, 2018
This week, Denton Mayor Chris Watts and his city council colleagues unanimously approved two new solar contracts, pushing Denton closer to a 100% renewable goal and signaling the end of reliance on the 35-year-old coal plant known as Gibbons Creek.
Seven Ways to Improve Your Score on the Texas Water Conservation Scorecard
November 8, 2018
The Texas Water Conservation Scorecard, released in 2016, was a first-of-its-kind, big-picture look at water utilities across Texas, evaluating them on their water conservation practices. The Texas Living Waters Project team continues to update the...
