Action for a greener, healthier Texas

Plastic 'nurdles' are filling our oceans — but this bill would hold plastics companies accountable

They're tiny pellets used to make most plastic products, and about 9,200 truck loads of them end up in our oceans each year. 

Report details bacteria pollution at 55 Texas beaches

If it's safe to go to the beach, it should be safe to swim. Too often, though, it’s not.

Environment Texas launches Million Acre Parks Project

We love our parks in Texas so much that we've created a problem: They're chronically overcrowded.

Big incentives for clean energy included in major infrastructure bill passed by House

Federal incentives spurred the rise of renewable energy. Now, their inclusion in a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill could keep up that progress.

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News Release | Environment Texas

Environment Texas endorses environmental champions in state legislative and other key races

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.  

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PFAS - Forever Chemicals in our Food Packaging

PFAS is a dirty word, as one Texas airport executive recently told our Volenteer Monique Eckelmann.  Perhaps more than a dirty word, since even the FDA has acknowledged that there is scientific evidence that it causes serious health conditions. What is McDonald's doing to keep us safe? 

News Release | Environment Texas Research and Policy Center

New 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 and Policy Center. The group pointed to lax EPA enforcement and environmental rollbacks as contributing to the increase.

Report | Environment Texas Research and Policy Center

Illegal Air Pollution in Texas 2020

According to our analysis of violations self-reported by companies to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, industrial facilities released over 174 million pounds of unauthorized air pollution in 2019, an increase of 155 percent since 2015.

Blog Post

Intern Story: Plastic Accumulation in Our Creeks

Environemnt Texas Intern Bridget calls on Austin to take action to put wildlife over waste and stop plastic pollution.

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Coronavirus update

Our work to defend the environment can’t stop and won’t stop in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. We’ll keep advocating on your behalf — at a safe social distance — for clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife and open spaces, and a livable climate.