Renewables Get Real At GridNEXT 2017
November 6, 2017
At this year’s GridNEXT conference, hosted by the Texas Renewable Energy Industries Alliance (TREIA), leaders from across the clean energy industry proudly announced that renewables have arrived and are here to stay in the Lone Star State.
The 2017 Texas Legislative Scorecard
October 26, 2017
During one of the most divisive and discriminatory legislatures in years, good environmental or public health legislation did not have much of a chance. However, there were many important bills and amendments voted on that affect our environment....
Dos Republicas: The Resistance Persists
October 20, 2017
Riding the tide of successful city council resolutions acknowledging Indigenous Peoples’ Day and opposing the border wall on October 5, a group of representatives from Eagle Pass, Public Citizen, and the Sierra Club made their way to the Travis...
Indigenous Peoples' Day, The Border Wall & The Intersecting Fight For Climate & Social Justice
October 20, 2017
October 5 was a big day in Austin that could have reverberations in communities across Texas. In case you missed it, here’s a bit of hope to keep you speaking out, organizing, and moving forward with your community for a better tomorrow.
Reactions - Luminant Energy to Close Big Brown, Sandow Coal Plants
October 13, 2017
Wow. On the heels of last Friday's announcement that Luminant Energy will retire its Monticello coal plant, today they announced two more big polluting units - Big Brown and Sandow. Read our reaction and from partners.
Trump CEQ Nominee Hartnett-White Is "Nightmare Scenario”
October 13, 2017
Donald Trump has picked Kathleen Hartnett White, a fossil fuel industry apologist and aggressive opponent of environmental and public health protections, to lead the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Here's our reaction.
EPA Scraps Cleanup Plan for Texas Coal Plants
October 11, 2017
The latest action out of Trump’s EPA scraps a cleanup plan for Big Brown and six other Texas coal plants, which together produce more sulfur dioxide pollution than the power plants in more than 25 other states combined.
BNP Paribas Makes Sweeping Announcement to Cut Business With Tar Sands, Pipelines and LNG
October 11, 2017
BNP Paribas, Europe’s second largest bank, announced that it would no longer do business with companies whose primary business activity is connected with oil and gas from shale and/or oil from tar sands.
San Antonio Climate Action Plan: Where We're At & What's To Come
October 9, 2017
Trump may be doing all he can to revive an 18th century energy source, but “King Coal” is losing out to the city-wide movement for a clean energy future in San Antonio.