Petrobras Settles Air Pollution Suit Against Pasadena Refinery
July 26, 2018
Company will upgrade plant equipment, fund $3 million electric vehicles project
Bryan Poised To Move Beyond Coal
July 25, 2018
Bryan Texas Utilities, which serves the City of Bryan, Texas, might soon make a decision on their old, dirty coal plant, Gibbons Creek. It is in somewhat of a unique position, being a public utility, to do much more on solar and other clean energy...
French Money, South Texas Pollution
July 23, 2018
French bank Société Générale is the financial advisor of a dangerous liquified natural gas project proposed for South Texas. As an organization with the majority of our members, supporters, and volunteers living in the U.S., how can the Sierra Club...
UPDATE: TCEQ Shrugs Off Community Concerns, Prepares Rubber Stamp for Massive Ethane Cracker Near Portland/Gregory
July 20, 2018
Earlier this year, hundreds of local residents, as well as the Sierra Club, Texas Campaign for the Environment, and others, told the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) that the air pollution permit for what could be the world’s largest...
New EPA Designation Step In Right Direction To Address Unsafe Smog Pollution In San Antonio
July 18, 2018
Sierra Club recognizes EPA decision to designate Bexar County as in non-attainment with federal air quality standards, notes agency should have designated all eight counties in area as in non-attainment.
Reinventing Power: Prioritizing Equity For Austin's Renewable Future
July 17, 2018
The themes of renewable energy, community organizing, development, equity and affordability are all interconnected, and we’ll be addressing their intersections at this Saturday’s screening of Sierra Club’s newest film “Reinventing Power: America’s...
VIDEO: RGV Hunger Strike In Honor Of Separated Families
July 6, 2018
Now that the nationwide June 30 “Families Belong Together” rallies have passed, we will continue to be in solidarity with RGV organizers, friends, and allies against family separation and detainment, against more border walls that separate neighbors...
Sierra Club Statement On Pruitt Resignation: It’s About Time
July 5, 2018
Today, President Donald Trump tweeted that he accepted scandal plagued EPA administrator Scott Pruitt’s resignation.
Sierra Club Announces First Round of 2018 Texas Legislative Endorsements
June 27, 2018
With the primary runoff elections in the rearview mirror, the Sierra Club Political Committee of Texas (the Lone Star Chapter PAC) recently unveiled its first round of endorsements for the 2018 General Election.
Summer Weather Preview: For Texas Summers, Variety Is Good
June 27, 2018
Texas State Climatologist John W. Nielsen-Gammon details the ideal weather forecast for this summer in a guest contribution for the Texas Living Waters blog.