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San Antonio Heat-Death Tracking Effort Advances Over Staff ‘No Action’ Recommendation

By Greg Harman ● Extreme Heat ● October 17, 2025

Mayor Jones and several Council members said more efforts are needed to understand who is losing their lives to extreme heat to prevent future deaths—even as City Manager Erik Walsh and Metro Health Director Claude Jacob suggested existing heat-facing city programs are enough.

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San Antonio City Staff Recommend Against Tracking Heat-Related Deaths, Alleging ‘Very Few’ Deaths

By Greg Harman ● Extreme Heat ● October 14, 2025

Deaths from extreme heat are widely undercounted across Texas, the U.S., and the world. But those cities that are trying—from NYC to Las Vegas—are finding hundreds of deaths per year to include.

‘Power for Palestine’ Speakers Announce New Coalition to Challenge San Antonio’s Role in Genocide

By Marisol Cortez ● Decolonial ● October 10, 2025

Six local orgs announced a new coalition targeting San Antonio’s material support for Israel’s genocide and ethnic cleansing in Palestine—and to grieve more than 65,000 deaths since October 7, 2023.

Growing Clean Energy Investments and Green Spaces Critical to Protecting Public Health, Panelists Say

By Greg Harman ● Solutions ● October 9, 2025

Medical professionals, advocates, and policy experts from San Antonio, Texas, share recent successes, challenges, and urge movement to keep residents safe from high heat and punishing pollution. 

San Antonio Heat Death Efforts Stalled As Council and Mayor Battle Over Process

By Greg Harman ● San Antonio ● September 17, 2025

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones insists proposals must first be screened by city attorney, city manager before council can discuss. A vote Thursday could resolve the dispute and put heat work back in motion.

San Antonio Poised to Defund ‘Climate Ready Neighborhoods’ as Project Marvel Tops City Agenda

By Greg Harman ● Climate ● September 9, 2025

Billions in investment will be required to realize the downtown ‘Project Marvel’ redevelopment scheme and new Spurs arena. But austerity is on order for city programs, including efforts designed to help neighborhoods survive escalating climate shocks.

San Antonio Heat-Death Tracking Effort Advances Over Staff ‘No Action’ Recommendation

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‘Power for Palestine’ Speakers Announce New Coalition to Challenge San Antonio’s Role in Genocide

Growing Clean Energy Investments and Green Spaces Critical to Protecting Public Health, Panelists Say

San Antonio Heat Death Efforts Stalled As Council and Mayor Battle Over Process

San Antonio Poised to Defund ‘Climate Ready Neighborhoods’ as Project Marvel Tops City Agenda

Toxic Tour Highlights Environmental Justice Struggles on San Antonio’s South Side

CPS Energy Board Must Fulfill its Community Solar Promise

Punk Power, People Power: Las Hijas de la Madre are Perfecting Art as Resistance

Discipline & ‘Delusion’: Key Lessons from the Robert E. Lee Tenants Union Victory in San Antonio