Greg Harman, Author at Deceleration

Greg Harman

Deceleration Founder/Managing Editor Greg Harman is an independent journalist and community organizer who has written about environmental health and justice issues since the late 1990s. His journalism has been recognized by the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, Houston Press Club, Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, Public Citizen Texas, and Associated Press Managing Editors. He holds a bachelor’s in English from Texas Wesleyan University and a master’s degree in International Relations (Conflict Transformation) from St. Mary’s University.

Deceleration Video: ICE, Torture, & the Deportation-Industrial Complex

By Greg Harman ● Deceleration Video ● December 16, 2025

A Deceleration Update on Lawsuits and Legal Orders related to ICE, Homeland Security, and a rising human rights catastrophe in the United States.

Campaign to End Femicide in Texas Launched by Mujeres Marcharan

By Greg Harman ● Human Rights ● December 8, 2025

Demands call for properly categorizing murders of women and female children as femicide, on the way toward ending femicide, transfemicide, and homophobic murders.

We Must Reject White Nationalism Driving MAGA’s Rampant ICE Abuses

By Greg Harman ● Deceleration Opinion ● December 1, 2025

For our future security and happiness it is imperative to both discover the root of our legitimate grievances and resist being manipulated by falsehoods and racism.

Children Among ‘More Than 140’ Detained by ICE & FBI in Multi-Agency Sweep in San Antonio

By Greg Harman ● Human Rights ● November 21, 2025

Few details have been shared by federal agencies—including who was detained or where they are being held—but the first charges brought have nothing to do with trafficking or gangs.

Eroding U.S. Civil Liberties Under Trump Compared to Time of Philippines Dictator Marcos Sr.’s Rise

By Greg Harman ● Deceleration Video ● November 6, 2025

What can folks in the U.S. learn from the survivors of martial law under a Philippines dictator that caused thousands of deaths and tens of thousands of illegal detentions? Plenty.

San Antonio Climate Emissions Are Tracking Up—Not Down—New Data Shows

By Greg Harman ● Climate ● October 29, 2025

The City of San Antonio’s planet-warming emissions ticked up in 2023, according to new data released on Monday. That interrupts gains made after adopting a climate action plan in 2019.

TCEQ Commissioners Approve Guajolote Ranch Wastewater Permit—Spark Lawsuit Threat

By Greg Harman ● Water ● October 23, 2025

Highlighting threat from wastewater to greater San Antonio’s largest drinking water source, the Edwards Aquifer, opponents threaten lawsuit, rehearing request.

‘No Kings’: San Antonio Turns Out for Nation’s Largest Ever Day of Protest

By Greg Harman ● Deceleration Video ● October 20, 2025

Speakers in Travis Park in San Antonio challenged soldiers to disobey ‘unlawful orders,’ workers to organize to break the power of billionaires, and everyday folks to work together to halt Trump’s authoritarian drive.

San Antonio Heat-Death Tracking Effort Advances Over Staff ‘No Action’ Recommendation

By Greg Harman ● Extreme Heat ● October 17, 2025

Mayor Jones and several Council members said more efforts are needed to understand who is losing their lives to extreme heat to prevent future deaths—even as City Manager Erik Walsh and Metro Health Director Claude Jacob suggested existing heat-facing city programs are enough.

San Antonio City Staff Recommend Against Tracking Heat-Related Deaths, Alleging ‘Very Few’ Deaths

By Greg Harman ● Extreme Heat ● October 14, 2025

Deaths from extreme heat are widely undercounted across Texas, the U.S., and the world. But those cities that are trying—from NYC to Las Vegas—are finding hundreds of deaths per year to include.

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