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Does oil and gas extraction on public lands matter in Texas? You bet it does, and you need to get involved.

Endorsements, New Leadership, and a Nasty Coal Mine Opens

Outside the city of Eagle Pass on the Texas/Mexico border a coal-mining project is getting under way. The project was initially proposed in 1994; since that time seemingly everyone in the region has worked to ensure it never happens. Resistance has...

Back in December, several media outlets reported on a study released by the U.S. Geological Service (USGS) that found 60 million pounds of uranium deposits in South Texas and estimated that another 200 million pounds of ore remains undiscovered....

The December agreement between Congressional leaders in Washington to approve a new budget, and extend various tax programs favorable to renewable energy, could well signal even greater development of wind and solar power in Texas. The agreement did...

Great news. While we rang in the new year, the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) formally adopted new energy efficient building codes for Texas. Conservation Director Cyrus Reed had some nice words to say about it, including the role Sierra...

Don't miss the Lone Star Chapter's upcoming event celebrating 51 years of loving Texas! Saturday, February 20, 2016 The Oasis on Lake Travis @ 5:30pm Buy your table or tickets today!

Can You See Paris From Big Bend?

In a packed late night session on December 15, dozens of citizens of Denton told their Mayor and City Council they loved Denton Municipal Electric’s plan to go big on renewables – getting to 70 percent by 2019 – but were against the plan to add 220...

On November 5, Lone Star Chapter Conservation Chair Evelyn Merz delivered remarks at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Commission’s public hearing on rules to prevent Chronic Waste Disease (CWD) among deer. The Commission unanimously voted to...