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Cat 1 Hurricane Beryl Tests Houston’s Resilience, Finds Gaping Holes

By Dylan Baddour & Inside Climate News ● Gulf Coast ● July 13, 2024

Houston’s first direct hit from a hurricane in decades showed how vulnerable the nation’s energy capital remains.

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ONLINE: Interfaith Justice Advocacy Workshop

By Rujuta Tamakuwala ● May 30, 2024

Learn how to advocate effectively, from Texas Impact, who has been doing it for over 50 years.

Life Around Gulf Coast Gas Export Terminals Marked by Explosions, Alarms, and Secrecy

By Pam Radtke ● Energy ● March 15, 2024

As liquefied natural gas terminals grow exponentially along the U.S. Gulf Coast, experts raise alarm on low-risk, high-consequence events.

Deep Sea Mining May be Coming to the Texas Coast—But at What Cost?

By Elyse Hauser ● Gulf Coast ● February 7, 2024

Texas Congressmembers are lobbying for federal assistance to bring a Canadian seabed mining firm to the state. But Texas A&M researchers have reservations about the pace of development.

Migration and the Climate Conference

By Rujuta Tamakuwala ● January 30, 2024

A two-day event with Air Alliance Houston and Rice University

How Some of the Biggest Texas Polluters Keep Skirting Federal Environmental Laws

By Dylan Baddour, Martha Pskowski & Inside Climate News ● Energy ● January 5, 2024

Industrial developers describe facilities as “minor” polluters to avoid federal permitting requirements, and environmental lawyers say the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality lets it happen.

Don’t Like People Dying from Extreme Heat? Join a Union.

By Greg Harman ● Analysis ● July 7, 2023

Deceleration speaks with Texas AFL-CIO Deputy Policy Director Ana Gonzalez about extreme heat, worker deaths, and fighting forward in the midst of a climate emergency.

Voices of Protection: Bucket Brigade and DeSmog

By Rujuta Tamakuwala ● May 20, 2023

Solidarity with communities fighting fossil fuel mega-projects on the Gulf Coast.

Texas Ranks Among Most Climate Vulnerable Areas on Earth

By Greg Harman ● Climate ● February 21, 2023

New data highlighting extreme vulnerability of the global built environment ranks Florida, California, and Texas top among U.S. states to suffer from climate change.

TAKE ACTION: Drive Valero Out of San Antonio’s Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival!

By Greg Harman ● Take Action ● August 30, 2022

A new petition targeting San Antonio’s Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival reminds us that fossil fuels poison communities, drive biodiversity collapse, and are a leading cause of climate chaos.