Federal court: Exxon violated Clean Air Act over 16,000 times, must pay...
HOUSTON – After initially ruling in favor of ExxonMobil Corporation and then getting overturned on appeal, a federal district court has found that Exxon committed 16,386 days of violation of the...
View ArticleTrump's first 100 days: A disaster for Texas's environment and our families'...
AUSTIN – In his first 100 days, President Trump has taken dozens of actions that threaten clean air, clean water, and treasured Texas places like Big Bend and Padre Island. “There’s no question —...
View ArticleEnvironment America and EnergySage announce partnership to help more...
In an effort to help more Americans research and adopt solar energy for their homes and businesses, Environment America and EnergySage announced a new partnership today. Environment America will...
View ArticleElectric car rebates bright spot in gloomy legislative session for environment
AUSTIN – Restoration of a rebate program to help Texans buy electric cars was a rare bright spot amid what was otherwise a bad session of the Texas Legislature for the environment, said Environment...
View ArticlePresident Trump to pull out of Paris Climate Accord
President Trump has got it exactly backwards: there’s no sound economy in our future without a healthy planet. If national leadership chooses to ignore that reality, then local governments, businesses...
View ArticleGovernor Abbott vetoes clean air funding
AUSTIN — Governor Greg Abbott today vetoed funding for two crucial programs for reducing air pollution in the state. “This veto is penny wise and pound foolish,” said Brian Zabcik, the Clean Air &...
View ArticleWatson, Howard Lead Legislature in Environmental Voting
AUSTIN – Austin state Sen. Kirk Watson and Rep. Donna Howard were the only two legislators to get perfect marks on Environment Texas’ biennial scorecard of environmental votes in the Texas Legislature,...
View ArticleAustin council approves green infrastructure resolution
AUSTIN — The Austin City Council on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution that calls for the development of an integrated green infrastructure plan. The resolution specifically endorses the use of...
View ArticleHotter Summers Coming to Austin
AUSTIN – Environment Texas marked the first day of summer by urging leaders at all levels of government to tackle climate change. According to scientists at Climate Central, global warming pollution...
View ArticleTexas fails to penalize 97 percent of illegal air pollution releases
Texas imposed penalties on less than 3 percent of illegal air pollution releases during industrial malfunctions and maintenance from 2011 through 2016, even though these incidents emitted more than 500...
View ArticleHouse Bill Would Shift America Entirely to Clean Energy By 2050
Today, Representatives Jared Polis (CO), Jared Huffman (CA), Raul Grijalva (AZ) and Pramila Jayapal (WA) introduced a bill to phase out fossil fuels and completely replace them with clean, renewable...
View ArticleUS House votes to weaken Clean Air Act
HOUSTON - Today the U.S. House of Representatives voted 235-188 to adopt H.R. 806, sponsored by Rep. Pete Olson (R-Sugar Land). Dubbed the “Smoggy Skies Act,” the measure would permanently weaken the...
View ArticleSince January, Texas congressional delegation mostly disappoints when it...
AUSTIN - Today Environment Texas released its federal scorecard evaluating how the Texas Congressional delegation has voted when it comes to supporting clean air and clean water and other environmental...
View ArticleTen years of progress positions Texas to take renewable energy to the next level
AUSTIN - Since 2007, Texas has seen a 21,466% increase in the amount of electricity it gets from the sun and a 639% increase in wind power production, according to a new report released today by...
View ArticleFederal judge rejects Exxon's request to reduce record-setting $20 million...
HOUSTON – In another stinging setback for ExxonMobil in a long-running environmental enforcement case, a federal district judge in Houston denied ExxonMobil’s motion to reduce the size of the $19.95...
View ArticleFederal Budget Cuts Hurt Clean Energy and Clean Air in Texas
AUSTIN - As President Trump and Congressional Republicans work to cut funding to and weaken programs that Texas depends on for clean energy development and a safe environment, Congressman Doggett and...
View ArticlePetrochemical facilities release more than one million pounds of pollution...
As Houston’s sweeping petrochemical industry shuts down because of tropical storm Harvey, it is releasing more than 1 million pounds of harmful pollution into the air, according to its initial reports...
View ArticleHarvey likely caused millions of gallons of sewage overflows in Houston
At least 12 sewage overflows in the Houston area have been reported since Hurricane Harvey hit, according to Environment Texas, a statewide nonprofit advocacy group. Volume amounts have yet to...
View ArticleSan Antonio places 2nd in new Texas stormwater survey
SAN ANTONIO — Hurricane Harvey has shown the need for better stormwater strategies in Texas, and one of the most promising is green infrastructure. Environment Texas and Greater Edwards Aquifer...
View Article71% of Texas schools test positive for lead in drinking water
AUSTIN – 779 Texas schools have found lead in their drinking water, according to an analysis of testing data by Environment Texas. The analysis, an update of one completed in March, includes hundreds...
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