Last year, the controversial Dos Republicas coal mine was given permission to renew and expand its wastewater permit. Why does that matter? The people First of all, several Native groups have come out in strong opposition to the coal mine, saying that it's operating on sacred ancestral land and that they...

In the past few weeks, we've talked a lot about the environmental consequences of Hurricane Harvey - flooding, pollution, chemical explosions. But there is yet another environmental problem that Houston will likely be dealing with for months...

It's been about three months since President Donald Trump announced he is withdrawing the US from the Paris Climate Agreement. So what's happened since? As you might remember, hundreds of states, cities, universities, and businesses initially spoke out against Trump's decision, saying that they would continue to...

In the week when Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, more than 46 industrial facilities released an estimated 4.6 million pounds of chemicals and pollutants into the air (an amount that exceeded legal state limits). That's according to an analysis conducted by the Environmental Defense Fund, Air Alliance Houston...

"As Hurricane Harvey has clearly shown, climate change will affect us regardless of whether we believe in it or not. We need to set our political differences aside and take decisive actions if we want our children and grandchildren to inherit a livable, sustainable Texas." These...

The mayors are stepping up. In the face of the United States' rapidly changing federal environmental policies and President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the Paris Climate Agreement, mayors from across the country have decided to take action. At a meeting of the US Conference...

In a world impacted by climate change, southern states will likely suffer the most, when compared to the rest of the US. That's the conclusion of a new study, recently published in the journal Science and reported on by the New York Times. The study found that while climbing temperatures, extreme...

In order to encourage action and facilitate education beyond the Austin People's Climate March (happening this Saturday, April 29th), its organizers dubbed April 23rd through April 28th as Austin Climate Justice Week. The week has been marked by a series of educational panel discussions all aimed at "an equitable...