The City of San Antonio’s planet-warming emissions ticked up in 2023, according to new data released on Monday. That interrupts gains made after adopting a climate action plan in 2019.
In spite of Trump threatening renewables and Tesla’s Elon Musk driving for global fascism, electric transportation remains part of the solution for working-class communities under assault, as this Deceleration conversation with EV enthusiast Jim Royston shows.
With billions of federal dollars flowing, the time is right to maximize our use of existing railway lines and realize hybrid rail across Texas—including Corpus Christi and Laredo.
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.
Thousands of bikes every year are recirculating through a free economy that puts them under folks who need them most, oftentimes in Central America and Africa.
What happens after roadway are returned to communities as car- and truck-free spaces? As these case studies from New York to São Paulo show, a lot of cool things, actually.
‘San Antonians for Rail Transit’ seeks to rescue rail as a local, regional, and national transit (and climate) solution after years of official neglect.
Toyota Manufacturing came to San Antonio, in part, to save on the cost of pollution control technologies. Now with the EPA declaring Bexar County in nonattainment is it time to stop chasing auto manufacturing jobs?
For a City struggling to improve public health and reduce climate harms, a growing Loop 1604 comes with serious costs.
Greg Harman
This week, members of the CPS Energy Board
An Australian company has lithium mining rights on 5,000 acres of public lands. But even as exploratory wells circle sacred springs, the Hualapai Tribe are granted few rights to
As cities strive to improve the quality of life for their residents, many are working to promote walking and biking. Such policies make sense, since they can, in the long run, lead to less traffic, cleaner air and healthier people. But the results aren’t all positive, especially in the short to medi
