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Thousands of Heat-Related Deaths Go Uncounted in Texas Each Year, New Research Finds

Existing systems record only ‘one-sixth of the statistically estimated heat deaths’ in Texas, a new paper by a Texas A&M researcher finds.

By Greg Harman

/ 27 Feb 2026

Thousands of Heat-Related Deaths Go Uncounted in Texas Each Year, New Research Finds

In Gift to Big Oil Donors, Trump Stops EPA From Combating ‘Most Terrible Environmental Threat in Human History’

Repealing the EPA’s endangerment finding on greenhouse gases “isn’t about saving taxpayers’ money, it’s about saving an industry that has already been exposed as a permanent danger to American families,” said the head of 350.org.

By Common Dreams

/ 13 Feb 2026

In Gift to Big Oil Donors, Trump Stops EPA From Combating ‘Most Terrible Environmental Threat in Human History’

'Impeach Noem' Demands Growing After Gutting FEMA, Abandoning Disaster Victims

From widespread winter storm deaths, to Hill Country flood response: 'It’s very clear that Secretary Kristi Noem is undermining FEMA’s capabilities and putting the public in harm’s way.'

By Truthout

/ 7 Feb 2026

'Impeach Noem' Demands Growing After Gutting FEMA, Abandoning Disaster Victims

Returning to Climate Leviathan

Looking back at a 2018 proposal by Geoff Mann and Joel Wainwright can help us see a path toward a more just future.

By Syris Valentine

/ 31 Jan 2026

Hotter for the Holidays: Texas December Temps Up 4-5 Degrees Since 1970

As warming driven by fossil fuels and ecological destruction accelerates, Texas summers are bleeding deeper into fall and winter.

By Greg Harman

/ 10 Jan 2026

Hotter for the Holidays: Texas December Temps Up 4-5 Degrees Since 1970

As Global Climate Talks Fumble, Texas Campaigns Target Companies Powering Genocide and Ecocide

With COP30 delegates unable to agree on a roadmap to end fossil fuels and deforestation, Texas activists escalate boycotts of companies profiting off the destruction of Indigenous lives and lands, from Palestine to Amazonia.

By Marisol Cortez

/ 1 Dec 2025

As Global Climate Talks Fumble, Texas Campaigns Target Companies Powering Genocide and Ecocide

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

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.

By Greg Harman

/ 29 Oct 2025

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

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

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.

By Greg Harman

/ 17 Oct 2025

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

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

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.

By Greg Harman

/ 14 Oct 2025

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

Growing Clean Energy Investments and Green Spaces Critical to Protecting Public Health, Panelists Say

Medical professionals, advocates, and policy experts from San Antonio, Texas, share recent successes, challenges, and urge movement to keep residents safe from high heat and punishing pollution.

By Greg Harman

/ 9 Oct 2025

Growing Clean Energy Investments and Green Spaces Critical to Protecting Public Health, Panelists Say

As Trump Works to Crush Climate Efforts, Local Projects Persevere at the Grassroots

Just this week, the president froze billions in funding for renewable-energy projects in Democrat-led states amidst a wider government shutdown, demonstrating why grassroots climate initiatives are increasingly building in resilience from heat, storms, and the government itself.

By Greg Harman

/ 2 Oct 2025

As Trump Works to Crush Climate Efforts, Local Projects Persevere at the Grassroots

San Antonio Heat Death Efforts Stalled As Council and Mayor Battle Over Process

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones insists proposals must first be screened by city attorney, city manager before council can discuss. A vote Thursday could resolve the dispute and put heat work back in motion.

By Greg Harman

/ 17 Sep 2025

San Antonio Heat Death Efforts Stalled As Council and Mayor Battle Over Process