Senate budget sells out our environment, health, and the treasured arctic...
The Senate just passed their budget resolution for 2018. In response, Jennie Olson at Environment America, issued the following statement: “The Senate budget makes drastic cuts to some of our most...
View ArticleAustin environmental leaders call for bold change in CodeNEXT to stop sprawl...
A group of prominent local environmental advocates is calling upon Austin’s leaders to adopt a CodeNEXT that promotes the compact and connected development necessary to stop sprawl, reduce...
View ArticleNew Water Policies Can Cut Pollution & Flooding in Austin
AUSTIN — Local environmental groups today announced their support for changes to Austin’s land development code that will help reduce water pollution and flooding severity. The proposals will require...
View ArticleEnvironment Texas applauds EPA action against Exxon
AUSTIN - Environment Texas hailed today's announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of a settlement to cut illegal air pollution from eight Exxon Mobil chemical plants in Texas and...
View ArticleMore than 30,000 Americans Call on Secretary Perry to Stop Blocking Clean Energy
Today, Environment America delivered a message from 33,923 supporters in all 50 states urging Energy Secretary Rick Perry to back off on his proposals to get the federal government to intervene on...
View ArticleThankful for the bees this Thanksgiving
AUSTIN - Pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, green beans and more of the foods that make Thanksgiving dinner so special are possible through the work of bees. But bees are at risk. So this holiday season,...
View ArticleJust-Passed House Tax Bill would Doom America to a Dirty Energy Future
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed their tax bill that slashes incentives for clean energy sources such as wind and solar and electric vehicles, while maintaining most of the permanent oil...
View ArticleMost Texas members of Congress fail to defend our environment and our...
Members of the Lone Star State's congressional delegation voted to support environmental protections only 28% of the time on average, according to a new scorecard from Environment Texas. The scorecard...
View Article70 U.S. Mayors Embrace Solar And call for Strong Policies
70 U.S. mayors, including from Austin, Buda, Universal City, and Smithville, are calling for solar energy to power their communities. A statement released today by Environment America includes mayors...
View ArticleTax Bill Threatens America’s Environment
Today, the House of Representatives is voting on a tax bill that would open America’s unspoiled Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling and maintain billions in tax breaks for fossil...
View ArticleFederal regulators reject Rick Perry proposal to bail out coal and nuclear...
Federal regulators have rejected a proposal from Energy Secretary Rick Perry to subsidize unnecessary and aging coal and nuclear power plants at the expense of cleaner, more affordable energy options....
View ArticleEnvironmentalists call on PUC to authorize energy storage to expedite Texas'...
AUSTIN – Environment Texas and the Sierra Club called on the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) to approve a proposal by American Electric Power (AEP) to install two lithium-ion battery systems...
View ArticleNew Water Policies Can Cut Pollution & Flooding in Austin
AUSTIN — Local environmental groups today announced their support for changes to Austin’s land development code that will help reduce water pollution and flooding severity. The proposals will require...
View ArticleEnvironment Texas applauds EPA action against Exxon
AUSTIN - Environment Texas hailed today's announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of a settlement to cut illegal air pollution from eight Exxon Mobil chemical plants in Texas and...
View ArticleEnvironment Texas Endorses Sylvia Garcia for Congress
AUSTIN - Environment Texas, which is a citizen-based environmental advocacy project of Environment America, announced today its endorsement of State Senator Sylvia Garcia for Congress (TX29). Sylvia...
View ArticleEnvironment Texas Endorses Veronica Escobar for Congress
Environment Texas, which is a citizen-based environmental advocacy project of Environment America, announced today its endorsement of Judge Veronica Escobar for Congress (TX16). Veronica Escobar’s...
View ArticleReport: 40,000 electric cars could be on San Antonio roads by 2030
SAN ANTONIO– With an estimated 40,000 electric vehicles (EVs) hitting San Antonio streets by 2030, a new study by Environment Texas, TexPIRG and Frontier Group notes the Alamo City could need 1,340 new...
View ArticleReport: Houston will have 65,000 electric cars by 2030
HOUSTON — The number of electric vehicles (EVs) in Houston is projected to increase to 65,000 by 2030, according to a new report from Environment Texas. But these vehicles won’t have enough places to...
View ArticleTexas worst for unauthorized industrial water pollution
AUSTIN – 132 industrial facilities dumped excessive pollution into Texas waterways 938 times over 21 months, more than any other state in the nation, according to a new report by Environment Texas...
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