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Environment Texas Latest Blog Posts
10/15/2020
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?
10/6/2020
Environemnt Texas Intern Bridget calls on Austin to take action to put wildlife over waste and stop plastic pollution.
9/30/2020
Which EVs are available in Texas? How exactly do tax credits work? How do you charge at home?
9/28/2020
The Texas House Natural Resource Committee has the power to direct the Texas Water Development Board to invest in nature-based infrastructure.
9/24/2020
Houston’s young people are demanding a better future for themselves and for future generations because they will inherit the climate that we give them.
9/24/2020
Each year, 1 million acres of boreal forest is cut in Canada, much of it turned into pulp that is used for tissue products. This threatens wildlife and puts incredible pressure on our changing climate.
9/24/2020
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality considered changes to its penalty policy at a work session this morning. We submitted comments together with Public Citizen and the Sierra Club and I delivered the following testimony.
9/22/2020
A coal-fired power plant south of Houston wants to renew its permit to pollute and local residents are saying enough is enough.
8/31/2020
New ordinances change the relationship between cars and pedestrians in Houston