Reportando - Deceleration

Deceleration Tapped for Inaugural ‘Latine Voices for Democracy’ Cohort by New Media Ventures

New Media Ventures and Valiente Action Fund announced that they are providing 10 media orgs—including Deceleration—funding and training to help better serve Latine communities and fight disinformation online.

By Greg Harman

/ 10 May 2024

Deceleration Tapped for Inaugural ‘Latine Voices for Democracy’ Cohort by New Media Ventures

Valero Energy Accused of Fueling Genocide at ¡Viva Viva Palestina! Blockade Action

Valero Energy has been a leading supplier of jet fuel to Israel for years—and wants to sell the nation more. An hours-long blockade at the company HQ on Monday shows that those a growing number standing against Palestinian genocide have taken notice.

By James Courtney

/ 16 Apr 2024

Valero Energy Accused of Fueling Genocide at ¡Viva Viva Palestina! Blockade Action

Centering Housing as a Human Right in the San Antonio Struggle

For most of the world, housing is at least understood as a human right. Yet in the richest nation on earth—and in San Antonio—the struggle continues for both housing justice action and agreement.

By Greg Harman

/ 22 Jan 2024

Centering Housing as a Human Right in the San Antonio Struggle

Water Crisis Foretold by Dry Central Texas Springs

Heat, drought, and booming population growth have stressed the Texas aquifers that supply drinking water to millions of people.

By Dylan Baddour and Inside Climate News

/ 15 Aug 2023

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

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.

By Greg Harman

/ 7 Jul 2023

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

Food Forests, Gardens Could Feed 1.2M in San Antonio, Study Says

San Antonio Councilmembers voice support for policy recommendations that could expand urban farms and forests across the city.

By Isabella Briseño

/ 23 Jun 2023

Food Forests, Gardens Could Feed 1.2M in San Antonio, Study Says

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.

By Paul Krantz

/ 11 May 2023

Garbage In, Garbage Out: Tracking Texas Lege (Anti-) Environmental Actions

‘Against Terricide’: Arturo Escobar Speaking in San Antonio on Decolonial Movements

Renowned Latin American scholar-activist, Arturo Escobar, brings a vision integrating human communities and the Earth in the face of climate crisis.

By Greg Harman

/ 30 Mar 2023

‘Against Terricide’: Arturo Escobar Speaking in San Antonio on Decolonial Movements

Bridge to the Ancestors: Indigenous Run Decries Colonial Violence in Texas

Racist mascots. Fossil fuel extraction. Murdered and missing indigenous women. Native runners highlight the high cost of continuing colonial domination in the United States and along the U.S.-Mexico borderlands.

By Greg Harman

/ 28 Mar 2023

Bridge to the Ancestors: Indigenous Run Decries Colonial Violence in Texas

How Do We ‘Defund’ Environmental Racism?

A conversation with John Beard of the Port Arthur Community Action Network in advance of an online panel highlighting the historic and ongoing struggles of frontline BIPOC communities in Louisiana and Texas.

By Greg Harman

/ 9 Mar 2023

How Do We ‘Defund’ Environmental Racism?

Texas Ranks Among Most Climate Vulnerable Areas on Earth

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.

By Greg Harman

/ 21 Feb 2023

Texas Ranks Among Most Climate Vulnerable Areas on Earth

Melnick at 10: Reflecting on Climate Progress, Frustrations at San Antonio’s Sustainability Office

In San Antonio climate emissions are trending down—though far from fast enough. Since CPS Energy’s pledge to transition away from coal power, however, the City’s chief sustainability officer sees glimmers of progress (and a new bike master plan) ahead.

By Greg Harman

/ 18 Feb 2023

Melnick at 10: Reflecting on Climate Progress, Frustrations at San Antonio’s Sustainability Office