Director's Message - The Borderlands (Feb 2017)
February 28, 2017
Sierra Club, through its Borderlands Project, has opposed erecting even limited stretches of physical barriers between the U.S. and Mexico. Each predicted negative impact of the wall has come to pass: unfair and discriminatory confiscation...
Take the Plunge: Tell Your State Legislator To Support Water Conservation!
February 27, 2017
The trickle of water bills introduced in this session of the Texas Legislature has now become a steady stream of legislation. Some of those bills, however, actually seek to stem the flow of water – or, to be precise, prevent water from being wasted...
Welcome Our Newest Communications Intern, Orlando Hernandez!
February 27, 2017
Welcome our newest Lone Star Chapter intern, Orlando Hernandez!
Serious Questions About Using Warfarin To Kill Feral Hogs
February 24, 2017
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller recently announced a new weapon in the arsenal to reduce the feral hog population: a poison called Kaput Feral Hog Bait. While the former State Representative is treating Kaput like the holy grail of feral...
Photo Gallery: Brownsville Marches Against Climate Change
February 24, 2017
In mid-February, about 200 residents from across the Rio Grande Valley gathered to march from Washington Park down the streets of Historic Brownsville to raise concerns of climate change impacts, indigenous resistance to fossil fuels, environmental...
Get The Frack Out Of Our Parks
February 21, 2017
It doesn’t make sense if you step back and look at it. Parks and wildlife areas are preserved areas, protected from commercial and industrial development. It’s a park after all, right? Well, sure, unless there is recoverable oil and gas below it. If...
Uresti, Kolkhorst Jump In to Railroad Commission Reform Efforts
February 15, 2017
Even more legislators step up to reform Railroad Commission.
Lone Star Chapter Awards Call For Nominations!
February 13, 2017
Know someone who did outstanding work last year worthy of recognition? Let's recognize them! Each year, we take some time to look back at the previous year and recognize the great work of inspiring environmental activists and innovators from around...
