Nobody told Yaneli Ortiz’s family that the factory they lived near emitted ethylene oxide. Not when the EPA found it causes cancer. Not when she was diagnosed with leukemia.
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How do children of Big Oil talk climate crisis with their parents?
Two generations of energy workers—from Big Oil to environmental safety—discuss how their family has responded to the climate emergency.
We Can Live with Jaguars Again
More than a century after being driven from their historical territories from Texas to California, jaguars are returning to the United States. More than 25 years of experience in South and Central America illustrate how we can share the land with them successfully.
Corpus Christi is Awash in Climate Change
Corpus Christi, TX, is no stranger to the sea, and increasingly the sea is no stranger to Corpus Christi.
San Antonio’s Five Most ‘Energy Burdened’ Neighborhoods
Energy costs more when you have less. It’s a fact long accepted in the same punishing way that people accept forced disconnections from power naturally flows from an inability to keep up with the bills.
Texas Climate Pollution Dipped 6 Percent in 2020, 10.5 Percent in San Antonio
COVID-19, mass unemployment, as well as a rise of cleaner energy sources all contributed to lower greenhouse gas emissions responsible for overheating the planet and amplifying violent weather around the world. But clearly pandemic is not a climate strategy.
SA Climate Ready Pushes Back on Proposal to Tackle CPS Power Plants
CPS Energy’s massive power plants make it the ‘elephant in the room’ when it comes to climate planning. But climate committee members are resisting putting the utility at the center of discussion.
CPS Energy Resumes Forced Disconnections as SAWS Bakes in Debt Forgiveness
outstanding debt of residential customers in its payment plan. CPS isn’t following along.