Newsletter - Deceleration

The Billionaire's 'Betrayal' of Freeport, Texas, and Cameron Parish, Louisiana

'Parties in the ship channel and shrimping are over. Downtown is dead.' What went wrong started with industry promises.

By Gaige Davila

/ 11 Jun 2026

The Billionaire's 'Betrayal' of Freeport, Texas, and Cameron Parish, Louisiana

'Is This Our Future?' San Antonio Data Center Hearing Smacks of Trolling by the State

Plus: Massive global data center study, Trump's fake oversight EO, accelerating surveillance of data center opposition, action opportunities, y más.

By Greg Harman

/ 7 Jun 2026

'Is This Our Future?' San Antonio Data Center Hearing Smacks of Trolling by the State

Dozens of Countries Just Met to Chart a Path off Fossil Fuels—No Lobbyists Invited

At the first international conference of its kind, almost 60 nations shared ideas, exchanged best practices, and discussed the hurdles they face in their effort to end their dependence on oil, gas, and coal.

By Syris Valentine

/ 29 May 2026

Dozens of Countries Just Met to Chart a Path off Fossil Fuels—No Lobbyists Invited

2025's Hill County Floods Are Our State's New 'Whiplash Weather.' There Will be More.

Rapid shifts from extreme drought to deadly floods is a feature, not a bug, in our new fossil-fuels modified climate. Here's what you need to know.

By Greg Harman

/ 23 May 2026

2025's Hill County Floods Are Our State's New 'Whiplash Weather.' There Will be More.

Cooking Inmates, Big Bend Border Wall, U.S. Immigration Betrayals, EPA on Data Centers, y Más

By Deceleration Staff

/ 17 May 2026

Cooking Inmates, Big Bend Border Wall, U.S. Immigration Betrayals, EPA on Data Centers, y Más

Dealing Gov. Abbott a Blow, Federal Judge Blocked (Most Of) SB4 This Week

SB4 would allow Texas to single-handedly take on federal immigration enforcement duties.

By Roxana Rojas

/ 16 May 2026

Dealing Gov. Abbott a Blow, Federal Judge Blocked (Most Of) SB4 This Week

Ted Wants Immunity for Fossil Fuels, Cities Prep for Heat, Corpus 'Day Zero' Approaches, y Más

By Deceleration Staff

/ 9 May 2026

Ted Wants Immunity for Fossil Fuels, Cities Prep for Heat, Corpus 'Day Zero' Approaches, y Más

The Corpus Christi Water Countdown to 'Day Zero'

Predictability, accountability, and hope, amidst a coastal city’s vanishing water supply.

By Gaige Davila

/ 8 May 2026

The Corpus Christi Water Countdown to 'Day Zero'

Fighting Fracked Data, South Texas's Coming 'Long Season of Hell', Degrow to Live, y Más

A roundup of Deceleration headlines from the week.

By Deceleration Staff

/ 25 Apr 2026

Fighting Fracked Data, South Texas's Coming 'Long Season of Hell', Degrow to Live, y Más

'Slow Down or Die'—An Economist's Warning

In a new book, Timothée Parrique dispels the myth of growth and shows how shrinking the economy to a sustainable steady state could make us all richer in the things that truly matter.

By Syris Valentine

/ 23 Apr 2026