Travis County leads state in weather-related disasters
AUSTIN – No county in Texas has been hit by more weather-related disasters than Travis County, according to a new interactive map using data from the federal government. Weather-related disasters have...
View ArticleEnvironment Texas hails new EPA clean air standards, points to wind energy as...
HOUSTON – Environment Texas applauded a new clean air standard finalized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today, saying the rule will help protect public health and restore the magnificent...
View ArticleClean water wins as Congress rejects budget rider
Due to overwhelming public support, the Clean Water Rule has now withstood every attack that polluters could muster in Congress - the Barrasso bill, the CRA measure, and now an attempted budget rider....
View ArticleCitizen groups to federal appeals court: hold Exxon accountable
NEW ORLEANS – ExxonMobil should face severe sanctions for releasing 10 million pounds of illegal, health-threatening air pollution into the densely populated communities around Baytown, Texas,...
View ArticleGreen groups call on Target to go solar
AUSTIN - Target has pledged to put solar panels on a quarter of its stores, but the company could cut pollution dramatically and even save its customers money by putting panels on all of its nearly...
View ArticleProtest Targets Fed Fracking Plan for 5,700 Acres in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas
DALLAS— Conservation groups have filed a formal administrative protest challenging a Bureau of Land Management plan to auction about 5,700 acres of federal fossil fuels in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas...
View ArticleSan Antonio and Austin-area counties lead state in weather-related disasters
SAN ANTONIO – Comal, Guadalupe, and Hays counties are among the Texas counties hit hardest by weather-related disasters, according to an interactive, online map released today that compiles data from...
View ArticleSan Antonio ranks 7th in nation for solar
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio experienced major growth in solar capacity in 2015, going from 88 megawatts (MW) to 108 MW in one year, an increase of about 23 percent. The Alamo City ranked 1st in Texas and...
View Article10 Billion Pounds of Chemicals Injected Underground in Texas for Fracking
AUSTIN –10 billion pounds of chemicals have been pumped underground to frack 54,958 wells in Texas since 2011, according to a new report from Environment Texas Research & Policy Center. Written...
View ArticleTexas breakdown: 68 million pounds of pollution released during industrial...
AUSTIN-- More than 68 million pounds of mostly illegal air pollution poured from 679 facilities in Texas during 3,421 incidents of breakdowns and maintenance in 2015, according to a new report based on...
View ArticleSan Antonio-area counties lead state in weather-related disasters
SAN ANTONIO – Comal, Guadalupe, and Hays counties are among the Texas counties hit hardest by weather-related disasters, according to an interactive, online map released today that compiles data from...
View ArticleSunset Commission calls for tougher enforcement by oil and gas regulator
AUSTIN - Today the Sunset Commission of Texas issued its staff report on the Railroad Commission, the state's primary regulator of the oil and gas industry. The Sunset staff found that the...
View ArticleState approves new 50 year water plan
"The last drought exposed the huge amount of water waste in the Texas economy, from leaking water mains and irrigation systems to profligate water use in industry. This new water plan recognizes the...
View ArticleFederal appeals court rules for environmental groups in major clean air act...
HOUSTON – At a press conference in front of the federal district courthouse today, environmental groups will cheer a federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that has reinstated their Clean Air...
View ArticleUS House votes to weaken Clean Air Act
Today the U.S. House of Representatives voted to adopt H.R. 4775, sponsored by Rep. Pete Olson (R-Texas). Dubbed the “Smoggy Skies Act,” the measure would permanently weaken the Clean Air Act, block...
View ArticleEnvironment Texas kicks off public education effort for 100 percent clean,...
AUSTIN -- Environment Texas Research & Policy Center will deploy dozens of door-knockers this summer in a multi-million-dollar effort to educate Texans about the possibility of 100 percent clean,...
View ArticleAlarming rate of bee deaths threatens summer picnics
AUSTIN - Strawberries, watermelon, and juicy tomatoes are among the summer picnic staples at risk if bee colonies continue to collapse at unprecedented rates, local farmer Glenn Foore and Environment...
View ArticleTyson among top water polluters in Texas
HOUSTON – Tyson Foods, one of the world’s largest meat and poultry producers, generates the most animal manure of major companies surveyed nationwide, a new report said today. The Environment Texas...
View ArticleTexas solar capacity grew 62% in 2015
AUSTIN – Texas installed 207 megawatts (MW) of solar electric capacity in 2015 - a 62% increase – and ranked 10th in the nation for cumulative solar installed, according to a new report released by...
View ArticleNew tests find no bee-killing pesticides in “bee-friendly” plants at Texas...
AUSTIN - A report released today showed a significant decrease in the number of “bee-friendly” home garden plants sold at major retailers that have been pre-treated with pesticides shown to harm and...
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