U.S. House passes major public lands bill
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to pass the Great American Outdoors Act, a bill to permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) at $900 million annually...
View ArticleStatement: U.S. House passes major public lands bill
"With today’s passage of this bill, we’re one step away from putting a lock and key on funding that has always been intended for conservation projects -- yet consistently diverted to other purposes....
View ArticleAre Texas beaches safe for swimming?
AUSTIN – As we turn to the great outdoors in the midst of social-distancing, a 2020 report finds that water pollution at Texas beaches is putting people’s health at risk. In 2019, bacteria levels at 55...
View ArticleAppeals Court again deals major blow to Exxon's attempt to avoid...
NEW ORLEANS – In another stinging setback for ExxonMobil Corporation in a long-running environmental enforcement case, the federal 5th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected nearly every argument Exxon...
View Article15 Texas Legislators Join Environment Texas Urging Regulators to End Flaring
Texas regulators should end flairing by 2025. Instead, they called for more data.
View ArticleStatement: Poly-America Manufacturing Plant Fire
AUSTIN -- The Poly-America plastics manufacturing plant in Grand Prairie, Texas caught fire early this morning, and officials say the fire could burn until late in the day tomorrow. The facility...
View ArticleStatement: Corpus Christi pipeline explosion and fire
AUSTIN -- A massive fire and explosion broke out this morning along refinery row in Corpus Christi, Texas. This fire follows fires at a Poly-America plastic manufacturing plant in Dallas and Pasadena...
View ArticleHurricane Laura coverage: Data, resources and interview opportunities
As Hurricane Laura bears down on the Gulf Coast, The Public Interest Network (which includes U.S. PIRG, Environment America, and state groups in Texas, where landfall is likely) is sharing information...
View ArticleStatement: BioLab chemical fire during Hurricane Laura
Ahead of Hurricane Laura, a number of facilities in Texas shut down, a process that requires releasing hazardous pollutants. The companies that run those plants, including Motiva Chemicals, told the...
View ArticleNew report ranks higher ed on renewable energy
The report shows that more than 40 colleges and universities currently obtain 100 percent of their electricity from renewable energy sources.
View ArticleTexas Regulators to Approve 11 New Flaring and Venting Permits
AUSTIN -- The Railroad Commission of Texas is set to approve 11 new permits to vent and flare gas today. The permits, which appear on the consent agenda for their September 1 meeting, come amid calls...
View ArticleU.S. House passes major public lands bill
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to pass the Great American Outdoors Act, a bill to permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) at $900 million annually...
View ArticleConocoPhillips Drops Request for Oil and Gas Flaring in West Texas After...
"Flaring pollutes our air, warms our climate, and puts our health at risk. Giant balls of fire in the sky should not be a part of business as usual," said Emma Pabst, Global Warming Solutions Advocate...
View ArticleStatement: CPI Products facility fire
"No one expects these disasters to happen in central Texas, but the reality is that plastics are everywhere. They’re in our pantries, our clothes, and even our drinking water -- and when a plant...
View ArticleRuth Bader Ginsburg
A resolute dedication to democratic ideals coupled with the wisdom to recognize how and when to see the task through to completion: Advocates for all causes would do well to emulate the qualities that...
View ArticleNew report: Illegal air pollution in Texas has doubled since 2015
Illegal air pollution from Texas industrial facilities more than doubled under the Trump administration, rising to 174 million pounds in 2019, according to a new report by Environment Texas Research...
View ArticleEnvironment Texas endorses environmental champions in state legislative and...
Environment Texas announced today the endorsement of a bi-partisan group of 14 state legislators, as well as candidates for the Railroad Commission and State Board of Education.
View ArticleSTATEMENT: A new blueprint for our oceans would be a sea change for marine...
An ambitious new bill introduced on Tuesday by House Natural Resources Chairman Raúl Grijalva would change Americans’ relationship with our oceans and aid in our fight against climate change.
View ArticleLongtime wind leader Texas ranks just 11th nationally for percentage of...
AUSTIN - Texas has long led the nation in total wind power capacity, but with 21.9% of total electricity sales coming from renewable energy, Texas ranks just 11th in the nation for its percentage of...
View ArticlePres. Trump challenged about Texas pollution in debate
AUSTIN, Texas - During Thursday’s presidential debate, moderator Kristen Welker of NBC News asked President Donald Trump about information recently detailed in an Environment Texas Research and Policy...
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