Tag Archives: Sierra Club
The Creature of Martin Creek Lake Won’t Die
The Martin Lake coal plant in East Texas is the biggest sulfur dioxide polluter in the nation. And unlike other regional super-polluters, this one is still chugging along.
From above, the Creature takes the shape of a spider: Its eyes are smokestacks, its legs spindly railways stretching from the semicircle of clearcut pines into ...Read More
Bridge to Nowhere
Where the Texas Gulf Coast meets Mexico, a trio of fossil fuel companies is planning an industrial complex the likes of which Texas’ Rio Grande Valley has never seen.
Where the Texas Gulf Coast meets Mexico, a trio of fossil fuel companies is planning an industrial complex the likes of which Texas’ Rio Grande Valley has nev...Read More
Mosquitoes Are Bad. So Are the Chemicals Some Texas Cities Are Using to Kill Them.
As an impressively wet Texas spring turns into summer, mosquitoes are coming to a neighborhood near you. Cities aim to eradicate the pesky insects, but at what cost?
Mosquitoes suck. And with all the rain that’s inundated Texas this year — many parts of the state have blown past their average rainfall amounts — mosquit...Read More
The Border Fence vs. Wall Debate is a ‘Trap’ for Democrats
“Steel slats, concrete barriers, or bollard-style fences – they are all the same,” said a McAllen congressman. “I will not stand by as some of my fellow Democrats fall into this trap.”
During a Monday interview with “Fox and Friends,” Democratic Senator Chris Coons claimed to see light at the end of the government shutdown tunnel. In recen...Read More
Enviros to Texas Lawmakers: What About the Fracking Kids?
A report showing the proximity of schools and daycare centers to fracking wells should serve as a wakeup call to Texas lawmakers, environmental groups say....Read More
Going Beyond Green for a Racially Diverse Environmental Movement
The Austin Environmental Justice group is working to bring diversity to an environmental movement sometimes suffering from "savior syndrome."...Read More
Mainstream Groups Heat Up Over ‘Racist’ Anti-Immigrant Orgs at Earth Day Texas
Groups with ties to white nationalists prompted the Sierra Club's boycott of Earth Day Texas, which was bankrolled by real estate mogul Trammell Crow....Read More
Lon Burnam Missed the Railroad Runoff. What Happened?
The former Fort Worth Democrat had major newspaper endorsements, environmental groups’ support and outspent his opponents, only to lose by double-digits.
The former Fort Worth Democrat had major newspaper endorsements and environmental groups’ support and outspent his opponents, only to lose by double-digits....Read More
Report: Texas Superstores Should Go Big on Solar
Texas is second only to California in its potential for rooftop solar at superstores, and if that potential is tapped, Environment America estimated that it cou...Read More
