Reporting - Deceleration (Page 6)

In Booming Central Texas, Wastewater Is Polluting Rivers and Streams

A bill in the Texas Legislature would protect the last 21 pristine watersheds. But for years, previous attempts have been defeated by powerful homebuilders.

By Dylan Baddour

/ 29 Apr 2025

In Booming Central Texas, Wastewater Is Polluting Rivers and Streams

Is This a ‘Movement Moment’ Rising to Swamp Trump?

How to recognize the characteristics that make for powerful whirlwinds of protest against injustice and tyranny.

By Mark Engler

/ 25 Apr 2025

Is This a ‘Movement Moment’ Rising to Swamp Trump?

San Antonio Council Members Call for Tracking of Extreme Heat’s Impact on Residents

Advocates say the effort would begin repairing a system that fails to account for heat-related deaths across the community, a prerequisite for preventing needless suffering and loss of life. But Bexar County’s partnership remains uncertain.

By Greg Harman

/ 24 Apr 2025

San Antonio Council Members Call for Tracking of Extreme Heat’s Impact on Residents

Families Resisting Trump Efforts to ‘Eviscerate’ Rights for Students with Disabilities

Disability rights advocates are filing lawsuits as students, teachers and parents organize to protect education.

By truthout

/ 24 Apr 2025

Families Resisting Trump Efforts to ‘Eviscerate’ Rights for Students with Disabilities

VIDEO: ‘Fire Elon Musk!’ U.S. Rep. Casar Revs up Thousands Marching Against Trump Abuses in San Antonio

“The biggest domestic threat to our Constitution is Donald Trump and those that support him,” said one marcher, describing himself as a 32-year veteran of the U.S. Army.

By Greg Harman

/ 22 Apr 2025

VIDEO: ‘Fire Elon Musk!’ U.S. Rep. Casar Revs up Thousands Marching Against Trump Abuses in San Antonio

Elon Vs. Wild: Do Expanding SpaceX Operations Signal the End for Beloved Ocelots?

Starbase could become its own city. Elon Musk is about to be granted the keys to Boca Chica Beach. And accelerating operations at SpaceX could lead to several launches per day in the middle of the endangered ocelot’s withered territory. Efforts to protect the ocelot are more critical than ever.

By Wendee Nicole

/ 17 Apr 2025

Elon Vs. Wild: Do Expanding SpaceX Operations Signal the End for Beloved Ocelots?

One Man’s Quest to Reforest the Rio Grande Valley

The Tamaulipan thornforest once covered 1 million acres on both sides of the border with Mexico. Restoring even a fraction of it could help the region cope with the ravages of a warming world.

By Grist

/ 12 Apr 2025

One Man’s Quest to Reforest the Rio Grande Valley

Texas ‘Mask Blocs’ Struggle to Fill COVID-19 Health Gaps as Federal and State Attacks Ramp Up

Volunteer- and anarchist-led groups are working overtime to keep their communities safe from COVID-19 even as Texas lawmakers debate a ban on masks and a warming planet promises more pandemics on the way.

By Kit O’Connell

/ 9 Apr 2025

Texas ‘Mask Blocs’ Struggle to Fill COVID-19 Health Gaps as Federal and State Attacks Ramp Up

Hands Off! Protest Floods San Antonio Downtown Streets Decrying Trump, Musk Abuses

Deceleration stumbled into former and current Republicans at the Hands Off! march in San Antonio joining millions worldwide rallying against recent Trump actions, including the dismantling of federal agencies and social services, and in favor of fundamental human rights.

By Greg Harman

/ 8 Apr 2025

Hands Off! Protest Floods San Antonio Downtown Streets Decrying Trump, Musk Abuses

The Climate Movement Needs to Move Beyond Billionaire-Backed Philanthropies

As the super-rich bend the knee to MAGA’s demands, the empowerment of local climate and environmental justice struggles will require grassroots funding networks to survive and continue to notch wins for their communities.

By Syris Valentine

/ 4 Apr 2025

The Climate Movement Needs to Move Beyond Billionaire-Backed Philanthropies

Extreme Heat in Texas Prisons ‘Plainly Unconstitutional,’ But Judge Stops Short of Requiring A/C

About two-thirds of Texas prisons are not fully air conditioned, and dozens of inmates have died in the sweltering heat.

By Texas Tribune

/ 2 Apr 2025

Extreme Heat in Texas Prisons ‘Plainly Unconstitutional,’ But Judge Stops Short of Requiring A/C

Cleaning Fracking’s Waste Stream in Texas Could Require More Power Than Most U.S. States

One company, Natura Resources, wants small nuclear reactors to power the energy-intensive process of purifying vast volumes of toxic “produced water” for use in agriculture and industry.

By Dylan Baddour

/ 31 Mar 2025

Cleaning Fracking’s Waste Stream in Texas Could Require More Power Than Most U.S. States