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Even a girl originally from Chicago like me can appreciate the uniqueness of a place like the American Southwest. And it's also very clear to me that border walls forever damage these places - places that so eloquently represent a melting pot of...

San Antonio's public utility CPS Energy released an energy plan a few months ago that includes burning coal for another two decades. But it looks like they’re asking for public input, which means that San Antonio residents have a chance to show up...

A wood pellet company is polluting at ten times the rate it's supposed to. Time for pollution controls? Nope. TCEQ wants to just make their air pollution permit match the higher amount.

There has been an enormous amount of aid approved for hurricane recovery - about $200 billion (roughly half slated for Texas). So it’s worth taking a closer look at what’s going on.

Just north of Corpus Christi, at the edge of the small city of Gregory, which is literally down the street from Portland along State Highway 181 sits an empty field full of flowers. If Exxon gets its way it might become the site of the largest...

Numerous studies have shown that people have a tendency to “over-water” – in other words, they often put more water on their turf and plants than is actually needed to keep them healthy. Even during hot and dry Texas summers, landscapes only need...

Last week, clean air advocacy group Downwinders at Risk partnered with the Joppa Freedman's Town Association and the Sierra Club to raise money for air monitors for Joppa, a community in Southeast Dallas surrounded by heavy industry and plagued with...

With old and polluting coal plants coming offline in recent months, and the hot summer upon us, should we be worried Texas doesn't have enough power to meet demand?

This past weekend, two Texas cities - Austin and Houston - had the honor and privilege of participating in this journey backed by the power of unified people, prayer, action, and hope.

This weekend, we hosted a day-long workshop in San Antonio dedicated to exploring the power of individual and collective story to respond to our climate crisis while keeping alive the memory (and lessons) of past environmental justice struggles.