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Since becoming a focal point of the struggle against the state’s power grab (remember HB 40?), Denton could be making a big misstep if it adopts the Denton Renewable Plan as proposed. Wait, adopting something called a “renewable plan” that would...

As many Austin Sierrans know, Austin Energy has been engaged in a public discussion on the 2016 Austin Energy Rate Case, which would go into effect in October. Sierra Club recently joined forces with Public Citizen and were represented by attorney...

Many exciting things are happening here at the Sierra Club's Lone Star Chapter, including the recent publishing of the 2nd edition of the Facts About Texas Water. This is a continuation of what we published in the 2004 publication and is available...

This has been a scary week for ozone pollution - especially in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. On Monday June 6, the Dallas-Ft. Worth and El Paso areas recorded the first ozone exceedances this season. As readers of this blog know, ground level ozone...

Water You Waiting For?

San Antonio just made it through one of the worst droughts in Texas history. Climate change means we’ll have more of them, and they’ll be unpredictably longer and more intense. Is San Antonio prepared? Nope. And SAWS is leading us the wrong...

Ground level ozone continues to be the worst air pollution challenge facing Texas. The good news is that cities are making progress to clean up ozone air pollution in all areas in Texas, finally complying with the older 1-hour standard adopted in...

There are many great things about Memorial Day weekend. One of them happens to be a sales tax holiday on energy and water-saving appliances. That’s right. This weekend, all across Texas, you won’t have to pay state or local sales tax on a variety of...

We are growing! This month, the Lone Star Chapter welcomed its newest staff member to the team. Drew O'Bryan is our new Clean Energy Coordinator and will work closely with Conservation Director Cyrus Reed on several initiatives to strengthen clean...

Recent droughts have seared the memories of Texans deepening their appreciation for our most precious resource: water. As a result, hundreds of thousands of people across the Lone Star state are trying to conserve water. Homeowners are installing...