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There’s no better time to reevaluate your outdoor water use than during Smart Irrigation Month. As July draws to a close, temperatures continue to rise, but your water use doesn’t need to follow suit. In Texas, outdoor water use, particularly lawn...

Today, the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) reached a milestone in the implementation of SWIFT funding for water management strategies and projects in the State Water Plan with its approval of the first round of funding. The SWIFT program was...

Our annual Chapter Environmental Awards banquet was a huge success. We had a full house at the Blue Mesa Grill on Saturday, and got the chance to honor two years worth of dedicated individuals and organizations in service to the environment. The...

Houston Chronicle Editorial Cartoonist Nick Anderson won the Art in Service to the Environment Award for 2014 at the Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter Environmental Awards this past Saturday. Wait a minute. A cartoonist won an environmental award? You...

Sierra Club’s Lone Star Chapter announced its annual environmental award recipients at a special banquet in Addison, Texas, on Saturday. The awards recognize and reward efforts of volunteers, organizations, staff, and others that reflect Sierra Club...

In 2016, the U.S. Forest Service (FS) will begin a four-year process to revise the existing National Forests and Grasslands in Texas (NFGT) forest plan. Usually, forest plans are revised every 10-15 years. However, our existing forest plan is...

Years of civil rights complaints have gone unexamined by the EPA, and this week Earthjustice filed a lawsuit on behalf of several groups, including the Sierra Club's Lone Star Chapter, to compel the EPA to fulfill its duties to enforce Title VI of...

When Denton citizens came together last year to pass an unprecedented local ban on new hydraulic fracturing, retaliation by the powerful oil and gas industry seemed inevitable. With the passage of HB 40 this year, the 84th Legislature and Governor...

Last month, we posted about La Loma, a special green space in East Austin that has been neglected by the city and strewn with years of toxic trash. ATX EJ leaders and Sierra Club Outings went on a hike with Pete Rivera and his brother Raymond, who...

The Executive Committee of Sierra Club’s Lone Star Chapter announced today the hiring of Reggie James as its permanent Chapter Director. James had been serving as Interim Director since January, and led the Lone Star Chapter during the 84th...