Heat, drought, and booming population growth have stressed the Texas aquifers that supply drinking water to millions of people.
Tag: environment
Lawsuit: ‘Stop the City of San Antonio from Desecrating a Holy Place’
A City of San Antonio redevelopment project rooted in the destruction of birds and trees in Brackenridge Park threatens Native American religious practice, a new federal lawsuit charges.
Brackenridge Project Advances After Mayor Nirenberg Threatens to Shut Down Meeting
Warning of a deepening rift with the community, San Antonio Councilmembers sought three-week delay to mediate on the bond-funded project that hinges upon bird and tree removals on lands held as sacred by many.
Volunteers Planting Coral Gardens to Save Coastal Reefs
Volunteers flock to Key Largo to go underwater and help restore one of the world’s most important ecosystems.
Garbage In, Garbage Out: Tracking Texas Lege (Anti-) Environmental Actions
Deceleration breaks down the (mostly) very bad, no good bills grinding through the Texas Legislature, noting some stuff we’re happy to see expire, and things that could actually be good if Governor Abbott signed them.
Climate Change’s Mental Health Toll Demands Deepening Community Connections
Unprecedented heatwaves and increasingly violent storms kill outright. But researchers are also discovering the many ways the global climate crisis is affecting our mental health—and finding ways to respond creatively.
Texas Lege May Fine Texans for Making Environmental Complaints That Don’t Lead to Enforcement
Opponents say the bill would have a “chilling effect” on citizen reports of air and water pollution.
VIDEO: ‘Decolonize the Future’ with Arturo Escobar
A community conversation with Colombian decolonial scholar/activist Arturo Escobar, produced by Deceleration in partnership with UTSA.