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If there was any question as to what “America First” meant when it came to the subject of climate change, the world got its thumb-in-the-eye answer on June 1 when Trump announced plans to extricate the United States from the hard-won Paris Accord, a...

Electoral success for pro-environment candidates is often hard to come by in the current political climate, but in the recent municipal elections in Dallas and San Antonio, pro-environment candidates proved to be quite popular with voters. Time will...

To “start at the beginning” of the story of our victory against ExxonMobil, you’d have to go back more than seven years. To explain why it matters, you’d have to go back decades, because the pollution that makes people sick in the Houston area has...

This week, City Council, Resource Management Commission, and Electric Utility Commission will begin discussions on a host of recommendations that would move Austin forward again on climate action.

The U.S. EPA is under attack from the inside and, unfortunately, that means so is the health and welfare of the American people.

“From the Ashes” features the personal stories of Cherelle and Misti’s families and their organizing work in Dallas. These past months the film ​has premiered around the U.S. including this year's Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. Next...

Texas hasn’t seen its Governor veto this many bills since 2007. Yesterday, Governor Greg Abbott vetoed a flurry of bills and shot his total for the 85th Legislature up to 51 and counting. By comparison, during the 84th Legislature, his first as...

Earlier this month, the most popular two words in the Latin language were heard in Texas politics: Sine Die. Literally, it means "without day", but it refers to the ostensible last day of the Texas legislative session. It was, by most accounts, a...

On Monday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott cut funds from important low-income and clean air planning programs, as well as brackish groundwater research, using his line item veto power. Abbott also signed SB 1731 into law, which keeps the Texas Emissions...

As representatives of conservation organizations, Myron Hess and Jennifer Walker are concerned about the health of our rivers and bays. They are eager to have a meaningful dialogue — but time is running out. The well-being of the Colorado River and...