TX: Environmental Justice
Climate activists along TX coast want LNG ban
Climate and environmental activists along the Texas Coast are celebrating after receiving favorable news from an insurance company covering liquefied …
TX climate activists target Wall Street
Environmental activists from across the country, including from Texas, are spending the summer protesting on Wall Street to highlight the effects the …
Houston nonprofit reveals 'Dirty Dozen' top air polluters in region
The environmental group Air Alliance Houston has released its list of the top 12 air polluters in Harris County, calling them the "Dirty Dozen." The …
TX environmental groups fight for global plastics treaty
Environmental groups in Texas are backing a proposed global plastics treaty set to be finalized by the end of the year. The treaty aims to minimize …
Environmental groups want say in Critical Mineral Agreements
A group of environmental and civil society organizations is fighting for better working conditions for people in countries that supply critical minera…
People in TX prisons claim heat-related health effects, demand air conditioning
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is facing a class action lawsuit calling for the agency to add central air conditioning to all its prisons…
'Power to People' film highlights 'New ERA' for rural electric co-ops
A film debuts in Texas today to help member-owned utility customers learn more about opportunities coming their way from the 2022 Inflation Reduction …
Virtual national film festival highlights Hispanic Heritage Month
A film festival created to help close the gap in storytelling for people of color is offering free, virtual showings as part of Hispanic Heritage …
West Dallas Neighborhood Seeks Relief From Major Air Polluter
A West Dallas neighborhood, citing decades of air and noise pollution, wants an asphalt shingle plant to abandon its decades-old location - but foot-…
Texas' Poppy-Covered Castner Range Now State's Third National Monument
A celebration will be held in El Paso Friday after five decades of activism paid off, when President Joe Biden designated Texas' Castner Range a …
Environmentalists: Education, Empowerment Needed Post-Juneteenth
Juneteenth celebrations this month commemorated freedom, but Black and Brown people are still disproportionately impacted by environmental injustices …
TX Group Makes Earth Day Plea for Cleaner Environment
It is Earth Day, and the Texas Campaign for the Environment is backing a movement targeting fossil-fuel exporters across the state. Texas is the …