Planet Texas 2050
Interested in learning more about climate change and its effects right here in Texas? Then check out the next “Hot Science – Cool Talks” event on Wednesday,…
Climate Change
One Of The Most Vocal Climate Change Deniers In Congress Is Retiring
In case you missed it – One of the most vocal climate change deniers in Congress has announced his retirement. Representative Lamar Smith announced earlier this month…
Together 4 Climate
Austin Mayor Steve Adler was back in Paris this week to talk all things climate with mayors from around the world. The event was a meeting of…
Divest The Globe
Next week, 92 of the world’s largest banks will meet in São Paolo, Brazil. Why does that matter? Because they’ll be discussing climate and indigenous peoples’…
Coal, Climate, and Justice
Last year, the controversial Dos Republicas coal mine was given permission to renew and expand its wastewater permit. Why does that matter? The people First of…
300 Million Cubic Yards of Trash
In the past few weeks, we’ve talked a lot about the environmental consequences of Hurricane Harvey – flooding, pollution, chemical explosions. But there is yet another environmental…
Mayors Continue To Push on Climate
It’s been about three months since President Donald Trump announced he is withdrawing the US from the Paris Climate Agreement. So what’s happened since? As…
Hurricane Harvey, Toxic Waste Sites, and Pollution
In the week when Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, more than 46 industrial facilities released an estimated 4.6 million pounds of chemicals and pollutants into the air…
Touring Texas To Talk Climate
“As Hurricane Harvey has clearly shown, climate change will affect us regardless of whether we believe in it or not. We need to set our…
The Mayors Are Stepping Up On Climate
The mayors are stepping up. In the face of the United States’ rapidly changing federal environmental policies and President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw…