Billions of dollars may soon be en route for US wildlife conservation. But a Texas-based org’s groundless ‘land grab’ warnings have seeded resistance across the West. Greg Harman Last week, the US House of Representatives approved the most significant investment in wildlife protection in a generation. Intended to arrest the […]
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Q&A: CPS Energy CEO Rudy Garza on ‘the People’s Right to Energy’
The City of San Antonio-owned utility’s acting CEO talks about the people’s right to energy, the next generation of power sources, the importance of resilience centers and robust energy conservation, and approaching the Biden Administration for ways to retire coal faster. Greg Harman CPS Energy is a utility in transition. […]
TAKE ACTION: Your Comment Needed On Critical CPS Energy Programs
Scaling back or ending CPS Energy’s Save for Tomorrow Energy Plan—created to meet deep economic and environmental needs—shouldn’t be up for debate.
EXCLUSIVE: State Regulator’s Emails Contradict City Staff Claims Over Brackenridge River Wall
Statements of Texas Historical Commission staff don’t jibe with City claims that towering trees must be removed to fix the river wall.
Documents Show Brackenridge Bond Project Tied to Possible Lethal ‘Take’ of Birds
City officials bumped the planned removal of more than 105 trees. But bird harassment efforts at Brackenridge are continuing.
Winter Storm Survey: Unmet Physical and Emotional Needs a Year After Winter Storm Uri
Deceleration’s Winter Storm Survey shows the freezing blackout is a lingering specter. Only community-led solutions-making can exorcise it.
VIDEO: Full Brackenridge Park Tree Tour Preceding Critical HDRC Vote
San Antonio’s Parks & Recreation Department got an earful from dozens of residents joining a weekend site tour of proposed bond project construction at Brackenridge Park. They have one last shot at stalling the project.
Plans to Fell Brackenridge Trees Rooted in City’s War on Birds
Plans to take down more than 100 trees at Brackenridge Park have been cast as being about historic structures. For Parks, it’s about something higher.