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Last August, in a public meeting that lasted all day, hundreds of Texans spoke out that the Railroad Commission was not properly regulating the oil and gas industry and not respecting private property rights. Texans from all around the state came...

The City Of San Antonio is turning its focus to longterm sustainability. How do their plans so far fare? How much further can they go?

This director's message may sound pessimistic, but the sentiments behind it are not. While I cannot claim optimism, I do hold out hope that there are enough clear thinking, good people who care about what our children will inherit and will not stand...

Donald Trump’s election is a national tragedy, and based on his campaign rhetoric the next four years will be an environmental disaster. It will be up to Sierrans and our allies to halt as many of his destructive moves as we can. There is no time...

"If you have ventured out to the Big Bend area of Texas, you know this place is special. Wax poetics are the only form of speech one can string together, when it's even possible to put words together to describe the Big Bend. If it hits you just...

We have joined the Center for Biological Diversity, Clean Water Action, and Environment Texas in opposing the sale of more than 3,100 acres of land under and near important lakes and reservoirs that provide cities like Corpus Christi, Brenham and...

The state water plan tells us that the population in Texas is expected to increase 73% between 2020 and 2070. Along with this growth, water demand is projected to increase 17 percent during that time period. Yet our water supplies are decreasing,...

I can trace back my mother’s Tejano and indigenous family more than six generations to a tiny cemetery in the Rio Grande Valley community called Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz. On my father’s side in another Valley town, I can trace back four...

The Lone Star Chapter is seeking volunteer leaders to serve on its democratically elected Executive Committee. Think you got what it takes?