Railroad Commission gives out 16 licenses to pollute
“I know we’re all getting used to Zoom, but were the Commissioners watching some other hearing last week?” asked Emma Pabst, Global Warming Solutions Associate with Environment Texas Research and...
View ArticleHouston backs electric vehicles in climate plan
“We applaud the city's commitment to electric vehicles, including 100% electric vehicles for its own fleet, partnering with METRO to electrify buses, and working to make 30% of new car purchases in...
View ArticleAustin Community College shifts two campuses to 100% renewable electricity
Austin Community College (ACC) announced a plan yesterday to power two campuses, ACC Round Rock and ACC Elgin, with 100 percent renewable electricity beginning in June 2020. With this announcement,...
View ArticleFort Worth ahead of Dallas on solar energy
AUSTIN - Fort Worth has slightly more total solar energy, and 50% more solar per capita, than Dallas, according to a new report released today by Environment Texas Research & Policy Center. The...
View ArticleSan Antonio ranks 5th in U.S. for solar energy
SAN ANTONIO - San Antonio moved up to 5th place nationally for solar energy capacity, according to the seventh edition of an annual report by Environment Texas Research & Policy Center. Shining...
View ArticleHouston solar capacity doubles for second year in a row
HOUSTON - Solar capacity in Houston more than doubled last year, from 20.6 megawatts (MW) in 2018 to 42.53 MW in 2019. In a sign of a surging solar market, the increase marked the second year in a row...
View ArticleAustin Energy first in nation for solar energy
AUSTIN - Austin Energy ranks first in the nation among municipally owned utilities for per capita solar installed, according to the seventh edition of an annual report by Environment Texas Research...
View ArticleU.S. Senate one step closer to a major investment in America’s public lands
“We’re a step closer to finally, fully funding America’s best conservation and recreation program. This bill is a big deal -- it’s $900 million a year, plus a short-term infusion of money to fix the...
View ArticleU.S. Senate one step closer to a major investment in America’s public lands
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate voted on Monday to end debate on the Great American Outdoors Act, a bipartisan bill to permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) at $900 million annually...
View ArticleProposed Rule Could Triple Size of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
The Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary 100 miles off the Texas coast provides critical habitat for sea turtle, manta rays, and the healthiest coral ecosystems in the world. NOAA has...
View ArticleEnvironmental Groups Take Legal Action Over Air Pollution from Industrial Flares
“In our Clean Air Act lawsuit against ExxonMobil, an expert on industrial flares testified at trial that illegal flaring emissions from the company’s Baytown petrochemical complex were probably three...
View ArticleEnvironment Texas Research & Policy Center calls for moratorium on oil...
AUSTIN -- As the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) prepares to hear from Chairman Wayne Christian’s Blue Ribbon Task Force for Oil Economic Recovery next Tuesday, June 16, Environment Texas Research...
View ArticleTexas conservation leaders ask Sen. Cornyn to support Great American Outdoors...
AUSTIN - Almost four dozen Texas conservation, hunting, landowner and travel industry leaders wrote Senator John Cornyn today urging him to support the Great American Outdoors Act, currently under...
View ArticleU.S. Senate votes to make major investment in America’s public lands
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to pass the Great American Outdoors Act, a bipartisan bill to permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) at $900 million annually and...
View ArticleCongressional co-sponsors of Great American Outdoors Act speak out at...
Sen. Manchin, lead sponsor of the bill in the Senate, spoke to the broad bipartisan support for the bill, and commented on how a desire to protect our nation’s public lands for future generations...
View ArticleEnvironment Texas endorses Sarah Eckhardt for State Senate
AUSTIN - Leading Texas environmental group Environment Texas announced today its endorsement of former Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt in the July 14 special election to fill Texas Senate District...
View ArticleEnvironment Texas launches campaign calling for solar homes
AUSTIN - Environment Texas launched a campaign today to get Texas cities to require that new buildings have solar panels installed or be built in a way where solar can easily be added later. “We cannot...
View ArticleEnvironment Texas endorses Sara Stapleton-Barrera for State Senate
AUSTIN - Leading Texas environmental group Environment Texas announced today its endorsement of Sara Stapleton-Barrera in the July 14 primary runoff for Texas Senate District 27. The incumbent is Sen....
View ArticleStatement: House advances greenest budget in recent memory
The House Appropriations Committee approved funding for a number of important environmental programs Friday as part of the FY21 funding bill for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department...
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