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Wendy Wendlandt. President, Environment America; Senior Vice President and Political Director, The Public Interest Network. (213) 251-3680 ext. 311. Contact person by ILLEGAL AIR POLLUTION IN TEXAS 2020 The TPC Port Neches facility released 664,184 pounds of pollution when it caught fire and exploded in late 2019. According to the company’s report to TCEQ, the emissions event from the TPC explosion lasted from November 27, 2019 to March 30, 2020, and over half of 14.6 MILLION POUNDS OF TOXIC CHEMICALS DUMPED INTO TEXAS AUSTIN - Industrial facilities dumped 14.6 million pounds of toxic chemicals into Texas’ waterways, making Texas’ waterways the fourth worst in the nation according to a new report released today by Environment Texas. Wasting Our Waterways: Industrial Toxic Pollution and the Unfulfilled Promise of the Clean Water Act also reports that the Houston Ship Channel, the Brazos River, CottonwoodWILDLIFE OVER WASTE
Wildlife Over Waste. GOAL: Spare birds, fish and other wildlife from the harm caused by needless plastic pollution by banning take-out plastic foam cups and containers. TAKE ACTION. Every day people are throwing away tons of single-use cups, containers and other plastic “stuff.”. Among the worst forms of plastic pollution ispolystyrene
TEXAS CLEAN AIR PROJECT Houston-area petrochemical facilities violated clean air laws at least 405 times in 2015, illegally releasing 5 million pounds of pollution, including chemicals linked to asthma and cancer. Backed by our members, Environment Texas is standing up to the polluters anddemanding
TOP ENVIRONMENTAL (AND ANTI-ENVIRONMENTAL) BILLS IN THE Top environmental (and anti-environmental) bills in the Texas Legislature. More than 7,000 bills have been filed in the Legislature this session. As the executive director of Environment Texas, Luke is a leading voice in the state for clean air, clean water, clean energy and open space. Luke has led successful campaigns to win permanent TEXAS BREAKDOWN: 68 MILLION POUNDS OF POLLUTION RELEASED AUSTIN -- More than 68 million pounds of mostly illegal air pollution poured from 679 facilities in Texas during 3,421 incidents of breakdowns and maintenance in 2015, according to a new report based on state records. The report, Breakdowns in Air Quality, by the Environmental Integrity Project and Environment Texas, ranks the state’s worst industrial sites in terms of air pollution TOP ENVIRONMENTAL (AND ANTI-ENVIRONMENTAL) BILLS IN THE Environment Texas supports: SB 777 (Zaffirini), HB 514 (Hinojosa) and HB 856 (Hinojosa/Zwiener) restoring the right of local governments to restrict the use of single-use plastic bags and polystyrene (aka “Styrofoam”) cups and containers. SB 1850 (Rodriguez) and HB 3854 (Walle) to fight illegal dumping of tires. GALVESTON BAY HAUNTED BY TOXIC CHEMICALS, INDUSTRIAL WASTE Monday, October 31, 2011. HOUSTON– In anticipation of Halloween, Environment Texas unveiled the Ten Scariest Facts about the Galveston Bay, showing that a terrifying concoction of toxic chemicals such as arsenic, industrial waste, and other pollutants have made Galveston Bay a ghost of its former self. “Halloween is the season to bescared
REPORTS | ENVIRONMENT TEXAS Superfund Underfunded. This report finds that only 10 of the nation’s most toxic Superfund sites were cleaned up in Fiscal Year 2020 -- less than one seventh of the annual total in the 1990s. Environment Texas Research and Policy Center found that insufficient funding jeopardized the cleanup of 55 existing Superfund sites inTexas, as well as
STAFF & PRINCIPALS
Wendy Wendlandt. President, Environment America; Senior Vice President and Political Director, The Public Interest Network. (213) 251-3680 ext. 311. Contact person by ILLEGAL AIR POLLUTION IN TEXAS 2020 The TPC Port Neches facility released 664,184 pounds of pollution when it caught fire and exploded in late 2019. According to the company’s report to TCEQ, the emissions event from the TPC explosion lasted from November 27, 2019 to March 30, 2020, and over half of 14.6 MILLION POUNDS OF TOXIC CHEMICALS DUMPED INTO TEXAS AUSTIN - Industrial facilities dumped 14.6 million pounds of toxic chemicals into Texas’ waterways, making Texas’ waterways the fourth worst in the nation according to a new report released today by Environment Texas. Wasting Our Waterways: Industrial Toxic Pollution and the Unfulfilled Promise of the Clean Water Act also reports that the Houston Ship Channel, the Brazos River, CottonwoodWILDLIFE OVER WASTE
Wildlife Over Waste. GOAL: Spare birds, fish and other wildlife from the harm caused by needless plastic pollution by banning take-out plastic foam cups and containers. TAKE ACTION. Every day people are throwing away tons of single-use cups, containers and other plastic “stuff.”. Among the worst forms of plastic pollution ispolystyrene
TEXAS CLEAN AIR PROJECT Houston-area petrochemical facilities violated clean air laws at least 405 times in 2015, illegally releasing 5 million pounds of pollution, including chemicals linked to asthma and cancer. Backed by our members, Environment Texas is standing up to the polluters anddemanding
TOP ENVIRONMENTAL (AND ANTI-ENVIRONMENTAL) BILLS IN THE Top environmental (and anti-environmental) bills in the Texas Legislature. More than 7,000 bills have been filed in the Legislature this session. As the executive director of Environment Texas, Luke is a leading voice in the state for clean air, clean water, clean energy and open space. Luke has led successful campaigns to win permanent TEXAS BREAKDOWN: 68 MILLION POUNDS OF POLLUTION RELEASED AUSTIN -- More than 68 million pounds of mostly illegal air pollution poured from 679 facilities in Texas during 3,421 incidents of breakdowns and maintenance in 2015, according to a new report based on state records. The report, Breakdowns in Air Quality, by the Environmental Integrity Project and Environment Texas, ranks the state’s worst industrial sites in terms of air pollution TOP ENVIRONMENTAL (AND ANTI-ENVIRONMENTAL) BILLS IN THE Environment Texas supports: SB 777 (Zaffirini), HB 514 (Hinojosa) and HB 856 (Hinojosa/Zwiener) restoring the right of local governments to restrict the use of single-use plastic bags and polystyrene (aka “Styrofoam”) cups and containers. SB 1850 (Rodriguez) and HB 3854 (Walle) to fight illegal dumping of tires. GALVESTON BAY HAUNTED BY TOXIC CHEMICALS, INDUSTRIAL WASTE Monday, October 31, 2011. HOUSTON– In anticipation of Halloween, Environment Texas unveiled the Ten Scariest Facts about the Galveston Bay, showing that a terrifying concoction of toxic chemicals such as arsenic, industrial waste, and other pollutants have made Galveston Bay a ghost of its former self. “Halloween is the season to bescared
ENVIRONMENT TEXAS
Statement: Senate transportation bill includes key $350 million to fund wildlife crossings. The Senate Environment and Public Works committee will mark up a bipartisan transportation bill on Wednesday that includes $350 million for wildlife crossings, which would allow animals to safely traverse over and under roadways and access newhabitat.
REPORTS | ENVIRONMENT TEXAS Superfund Underfunded. This report finds that only 10 of the nation’s most toxic Superfund sites were cleaned up in Fiscal Year 2020 -- less than one seventh of the annual total in the 1990s. Environment Texas Research and Policy Center found that insufficient funding jeopardized the cleanup of 55 existing Superfund sites inTexas, as well as
STAFF & PRINCIPALS
Anna works hard to protect the clean water of Texas, advocating for nature-based infrastructure, like rain gardens and green roofs, that allow stormwater to slow down and soak into the soil thereby preventing water pollution, easing drought, mitigating flooding, and reducing urban heat.WILDLIFE OVER WASTE
Wildlife Over Waste. GOAL: Spare birds, fish and other wildlife from the harm caused by needless plastic pollution by banning take-out plastic foam cups and containers. TAKE ACTION. Every day people are throwing away tons of single-use cups, containers and other plastic “stuff.”. Among the worst forms of plastic pollution ispolystyrene
LEGISLATIVE SCORECARDS Previous Legislative Scorecards: 2017 Scorecard. 2015 Scorecard. 2013 Scorecard. 2011 Scorecard. 2009 Scorecard. 2007 Scorecard. 2005 Scorecard. Note: These files are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.NO BEES, NO FOOD
Image: Flickr User: Fried Dough - Creative Commons. 6,000 times more toxic than DDT. Scientists point to several causes behind the problem, including global warming, habitat loss, parasites and a class of bee-killing insecticides known as neonicotinoids (or neonics).. When seeds are treated with neonics, the chemicals work their way into the pollen and nectar of the plants — which, of course HOUSE PANEL ADVANCES FIX-IT-FIRST, CARBON-CONSCIOUS In a bipartisan vote, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced the “Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act” early Thursday morning. As part of that “new vision,” in a departure from past transportation bills, it emphasizes fixing existing infrastructure before building new highways.TROUBLE IN THE AIR
People across America regularly breathe unhealthy air that increases their risk of premature death, asthma attacks and other adverse health impacts. In 2016, 73 million Americans experienced more than 100 days of degraded air quality with the potential to harm human health. That is equal to more than three months of the year in which smog and/or particulate pollution was above the level that TEXAS WORST FOR UNAUTHORIZED INDUSTRIAL WATER POLLUTION AUSTIN – 132 industrial facilities dumped excessive pollution into Texas waterways 938 times over 21 months, more than any other state in the nation, according to a new report by Environment Texas Research and Policy Center. The facilities rarely faced penalties for this pollution. Environment Texas’ Troubled Waters report comes as the Trump administration tries to weaken clean water TESTIMONY ON WATER & WASTEWATER IN FRACKING Executive Director. Author: Luke Metzger. Executive Director. (512) 479-0388. Contact person by email. More posts by this author. Started on staff: 1998. B.A., University of Southern California. As the executive director of Environment Texas, Luke is a leading voice in the state for clean air, clean water, clean energy and open space. REPORTS | ENVIRONMENT TEXAS Superfund Underfunded. This report finds that only 10 of the nation’s most toxic Superfund sites were cleaned up in Fiscal Year 2020 -- less than one seventh of the annual total in the 1990s. Environment Texas Research and Policy Center found that insufficient funding jeopardized the cleanup of 55 existing Superfund sites inTexas, as well as
STAFF & PRINCIPALS
Wendy Wendlandt. President, Environment America; Senior Vice President and Political Director, The Public Interest Network. (213) 251-3680 ext. 311. Contact person by ILLEGAL AIR POLLUTION IN TEXAS 2020 The TPC Port Neches facility released 664,184 pounds of pollution when it caught fire and exploded in late 2019. According to the company’s report to TCEQ, the emissions event from the TPC explosion lasted from November 27, 2019 to March 30, 2020, and over half of 14.6 MILLION POUNDS OF TOXIC CHEMICALS DUMPED INTO TEXAS AUSTIN - Industrial facilities dumped 14.6 million pounds of toxic chemicals into Texas’ waterways, making Texas’ waterways the fourth worst in the nation according to a new report released today by Environment Texas. Wasting Our Waterways: Industrial Toxic Pollution and the Unfulfilled Promise of the Clean Water Act also reports that the Houston Ship Channel, the Brazos River, CottonwoodWILDLIFE OVER WASTE
Wildlife Over Waste. GOAL: Spare birds, fish and other wildlife from the harm caused by needless plastic pollution by banning take-out plastic foam cups and containers. TAKE ACTION. Every day people are throwing away tons of single-use cups, containers and other plastic “stuff.”. Among the worst forms of plastic pollution ispolystyrene
TEXAS CLEAN AIR PROJECT Houston-area petrochemical facilities violated clean air laws at least 405 times in 2015, illegally releasing 5 million pounds of pollution, including chemicals linked to asthma and cancer. Backed by our members, Environment Texas is standing up to the polluters anddemanding
TOP ENVIRONMENTAL (AND ANTI-ENVIRONMENTAL) BILLS IN THE Top environmental (and anti-environmental) bills in the Texas Legislature. More than 7,000 bills have been filed in the Legislature this session. As the executive director of Environment Texas, Luke is a leading voice in the state for clean air, clean water, clean energy and open space. Luke has led successful campaigns to win permanent TEXAS BREAKDOWN: 68 MILLION POUNDS OF POLLUTION RELEASED AUSTIN -- More than 68 million pounds of mostly illegal air pollution poured from 679 facilities in Texas during 3,421 incidents of breakdowns and maintenance in 2015, according to a new report based on state records. The report, Breakdowns in Air Quality, by the Environmental Integrity Project and Environment Texas, ranks the state’s worst industrial sites in terms of air pollution TOP ENVIRONMENTAL (AND ANTI-ENVIRONMENTAL) BILLS IN THE Environment Texas supports: SB 777 (Zaffirini), HB 514 (Hinojosa) and HB 856 (Hinojosa/Zwiener) restoring the right of local governments to restrict the use of single-use plastic bags and polystyrene (aka “Styrofoam”) cups and containers. SB 1850 (Rodriguez) and HB 3854 (Walle) to fight illegal dumping of tires. GALVESTON BAY HAUNTED BY TOXIC CHEMICALS, INDUSTRIAL WASTE Monday, October 31, 2011. HOUSTON– In anticipation of Halloween, Environment Texas unveiled the Ten Scariest Facts about the Galveston Bay, showing that a terrifying concoction of toxic chemicals such as arsenic, industrial waste, and other pollutants have made Galveston Bay a ghost of its former self. “Halloween is the season to bescared
REPORTS | ENVIRONMENT TEXAS Superfund Underfunded. This report finds that only 10 of the nation’s most toxic Superfund sites were cleaned up in Fiscal Year 2020 -- less than one seventh of the annual total in the 1990s. Environment Texas Research and Policy Center found that insufficient funding jeopardized the cleanup of 55 existing Superfund sites inTexas, as well as
STAFF & PRINCIPALS
Wendy Wendlandt. President, Environment America; Senior Vice President and Political Director, The Public Interest Network. (213) 251-3680 ext. 311. Contact person by ILLEGAL AIR POLLUTION IN TEXAS 2020 The TPC Port Neches facility released 664,184 pounds of pollution when it caught fire and exploded in late 2019. According to the company’s report to TCEQ, the emissions event from the TPC explosion lasted from November 27, 2019 to March 30, 2020, and over half of 14.6 MILLION POUNDS OF TOXIC CHEMICALS DUMPED INTO TEXAS AUSTIN - Industrial facilities dumped 14.6 million pounds of toxic chemicals into Texas’ waterways, making Texas’ waterways the fourth worst in the nation according to a new report released today by Environment Texas. Wasting Our Waterways: Industrial Toxic Pollution and the Unfulfilled Promise of the Clean Water Act also reports that the Houston Ship Channel, the Brazos River, CottonwoodWILDLIFE OVER WASTE
Wildlife Over Waste. GOAL: Spare birds, fish and other wildlife from the harm caused by needless plastic pollution by banning take-out plastic foam cups and containers. TAKE ACTION. Every day people are throwing away tons of single-use cups, containers and other plastic “stuff.”. Among the worst forms of plastic pollution ispolystyrene
TEXAS CLEAN AIR PROJECT Houston-area petrochemical facilities violated clean air laws at least 405 times in 2015, illegally releasing 5 million pounds of pollution, including chemicals linked to asthma and cancer. Backed by our members, Environment Texas is standing up to the polluters anddemanding
TOP ENVIRONMENTAL (AND ANTI-ENVIRONMENTAL) BILLS IN THE Top environmental (and anti-environmental) bills in the Texas Legislature. More than 7,000 bills have been filed in the Legislature this session. As the executive director of Environment Texas, Luke is a leading voice in the state for clean air, clean water, clean energy and open space. Luke has led successful campaigns to win permanent TEXAS BREAKDOWN: 68 MILLION POUNDS OF POLLUTION RELEASED AUSTIN -- More than 68 million pounds of mostly illegal air pollution poured from 679 facilities in Texas during 3,421 incidents of breakdowns and maintenance in 2015, according to a new report based on state records. The report, Breakdowns in Air Quality, by the Environmental Integrity Project and Environment Texas, ranks the state’s worst industrial sites in terms of air pollution TOP ENVIRONMENTAL (AND ANTI-ENVIRONMENTAL) BILLS IN THE Environment Texas supports: SB 777 (Zaffirini), HB 514 (Hinojosa) and HB 856 (Hinojosa/Zwiener) restoring the right of local governments to restrict the use of single-use plastic bags and polystyrene (aka “Styrofoam”) cups and containers. SB 1850 (Rodriguez) and HB 3854 (Walle) to fight illegal dumping of tires. GALVESTON BAY HAUNTED BY TOXIC CHEMICALS, INDUSTRIAL WASTE Monday, October 31, 2011. HOUSTON– In anticipation of Halloween, Environment Texas unveiled the Ten Scariest Facts about the Galveston Bay, showing that a terrifying concoction of toxic chemicals such as arsenic, industrial waste, and other pollutants have made Galveston Bay a ghost of its former self. “Halloween is the season to bescared
ENVIRONMENT TEXAS
Statement: Senate transportation bill includes key $350 million to fund wildlife crossings. The Senate Environment and Public Works committee will mark up a bipartisan transportation bill on Wednesday that includes $350 million for wildlife crossings, which would allow animals to safely traverse over and under roadways and access newhabitat.
REPORTS | ENVIRONMENT TEXAS Superfund Underfunded. This report finds that only 10 of the nation’s most toxic Superfund sites were cleaned up in Fiscal Year 2020 -- less than one seventh of the annual total in the 1990s. Environment Texas Research and Policy Center found that insufficient funding jeopardized the cleanup of 55 existing Superfund sites inTexas, as well as
STAFF & PRINCIPALS
Anna works hard to protect the clean water of Texas, advocating for nature-based infrastructure, like rain gardens and green roofs, that allow stormwater to slow down and soak into the soil thereby preventing water pollution, easing drought, mitigating flooding, and reducing urban heat. ACTION FOR A GREENER, HEALTHIER TEXAS Action for a greener, healthier Texas. With Environment Texas, you protect the places that all of us love and promote core environmental values, such as clean air to breathe, clean water to drink, and clean energy to power our lives. We focus on timely, targeted action that wins tangible improvements in the quality of our environment and ourlives.
WILDLIFE OVER WASTE
Wildlife Over Waste. GOAL: Spare birds, fish and other wildlife from the harm caused by needless plastic pollution by banning take-out plastic foam cups and containers. TAKE ACTION. Every day people are throwing away tons of single-use cups, containers and other plastic “stuff.”. Among the worst forms of plastic pollution ispolystyrene
HOUSE PANEL ADVANCES FIX-IT-FIRST, CARBON-CONSCIOUS In a bipartisan vote, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced the “Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act” early Thursday morning. As part of that “new vision,” in a departure from past transportation bills, it emphasizes fixing existing infrastructure before building new highways.NO BEES, NO FOOD
Image: Flickr User: Fried Dough - Creative Commons. 6,000 times more toxic than DDT. Scientists point to several causes behind the problem, including global warming, habitat loss, parasites and a class of bee-killing insecticides known as neonicotinoids (or neonics).. When seeds are treated with neonics, the chemicals work their way into the pollen and nectar of the plants — which, of courseTROUBLE IN THE AIR
People across America regularly breathe unhealthy air that increases their risk of premature death, asthma attacks and other adverse health impacts. In 2016, 73 million Americans experienced more than 100 days of degraded air quality with the potential to harm human health. That is equal to more than three months of the year in which smog and/or particulate pollution was above the level that TEXAS WORST FOR UNAUTHORIZED INDUSTRIAL WATER POLLUTION AUSTIN – 132 industrial facilities dumped excessive pollution into Texas waterways 938 times over 21 months, more than any other state in the nation, according to a new report by Environment Texas Research and Policy Center. The facilities rarely faced penalties for this pollution. Environment Texas’ Troubled Waters report comes as the Trump administration tries to weaken clean water TESTIMONY ON WATER & WASTEWATER IN FRACKING Executive Director. Author: Luke Metzger. Executive Director. (512) 479-0388. Contact person by email. More posts by this author. Started on staff: 1998. B.A., University of Southern California. As the executive director of Environment Texas, Luke is a leading voice in the state for clean air, clean water, clean energy and open space. ENVIRONMENT TEXASABOUT USOUR WORKNEWSBLOGJOBSCLEAN, GREEN & RENEWABLEENERGY
Statement: Senate transportation bill includes key $350 million to fund wildlife crossings. The Senate Environment and Public Works committee will mark up a bipartisan transportation bill on Wednesday that includes $350 million for wildlife crossings, which would allow animals to safely traverse over and under roadways and access newhabitat.
ILLEGAL AIR POLLUTION IN TEXAS 2020 The TPC Port Neches facility released 664,184 pounds of pollution when it caught fire and exploded in late 2019. According to the company’s report to TCEQ, the emissions event from the TPC explosion lasted from November 27, 2019 to March 30, 2020, and over half of THE STATE OF RECYCLING IN TEXAS The State of Recycling in Texas. Recycling rates in Texas reveal one of the more wasteful states in the nation. At 23 percent, the statewide rate falls almost twelve points below the national average 34.7 percent. Based on the most recent available data, only two of Texas’s major cities, Austin and Plano, exceed the national average. 14.6 MILLION POUNDS OF TOXIC CHEMICALS DUMPED INTO TEXAS AUSTIN - Industrial facilities dumped 14.6 million pounds of toxic chemicals into Texas’ waterways, making Texas’ waterways the fourth worst in the nation according to a new report released today by Environment Texas. Wasting Our Waterways: Industrial Toxic Pollution and the Unfulfilled Promise of the Clean Water Act also reports that the Houston Ship Channel, the Brazos River, Cottonwood FORT WORTH AHEAD OF DALLAS ON SOLAR ENERGY AUSTIN - Fort Worth has slightly more total solar energy, and 50% more solar per capita, than Dallas, according to a new report released today by Environment Texas Research & Policy Center. The results come from the seventh edition of Shining Cities 2020: The Top U.S. Cities for Solar Energy, ahead of the expected approval by the Dallas City Council of a new climate plan which includes new TOP ENVIRONMENTAL (AND ANTI-ENVIRONMENTAL) BILLS IN THE Environment Texas supports: SB 777 (Zaffirini), HB 514 (Hinojosa) and HB 856 (Hinojosa/Zwiener) restoring the right of local governments to restrict the use of single-use plastic bags and polystyrene (aka “Styrofoam”) cups and containers. SB 1850 (Rodriguez) and HB 3854 (Walle) to fight illegal dumping of tires. REPORT: HOUSTON WILL HAVE 65,000 ELECTRIC CARS BY 2030 HOUSTON — The number of electric vehicles (EVs) in Houston is projected to increase to 65,000 by 2030, according to a new report from Environment Texas. But these vehicles won’t have enough places to recharge their batteries unless the city adds more than 2,000 new charging stations in publicly accessible locations. However, funds from the Volkswagen emissions settlement and from WHICH ELECTRIC COMPANY PAYS THE MOST FOR YOUR SOLAR POWER With solar panels becoming more affordable to consumers, you may be considering equipping your home with solar power. But for Texans who can choose their electric provider (e.g. Houston and Dallas, not Austin and San Antonio), the different plans from energy providers charging different rates with unique buyback plans can be confusing. As a prospective solar citizen, which REPORT: 40,000 ELECTRIC CARS COULD BE ON SAN ANTONIO ROADS SAN ANTONIO – With an estimated 40,000 electric vehicles (EVs) hitting San Antonio streets by 2030, a new study by Environment Texas, TexPIRG and Frontier Group notes the Alamo City could need 1,340 new charging stations to make sure these new EVs have enough places to park and recharge. The groups pointed to funds available from the VW settlement and the Legislature as great GALVESTON BAY HAUNTED BY TOXIC CHEMICALS, INDUSTRIAL WASTE Monday, October 31, 2011. HOUSTON– In anticipation of Halloween, Environment Texas unveiled the Ten Scariest Facts about the Galveston Bay, showing that a terrifying concoction of toxic chemicals such as arsenic, industrial waste, and other pollutants have made Galveston Bay a ghost of its former self. “Halloween is the season to bescared
ENVIRONMENT TEXASABOUT USOUR WORKNEWSBLOGJOBSCLEAN, GREEN & RENEWABLEENERGY
Statement: Senate transportation bill includes key $350 million to fund wildlife crossings. The Senate Environment and Public Works committee will mark up a bipartisan transportation bill on Wednesday that includes $350 million for wildlife crossings, which would allow animals to safely traverse over and under roadways and access newhabitat.
ILLEGAL AIR POLLUTION IN TEXAS 2020 The TPC Port Neches facility released 664,184 pounds of pollution when it caught fire and exploded in late 2019. According to the company’s report to TCEQ, the emissions event from the TPC explosion lasted from November 27, 2019 to March 30, 2020, and over half of THE STATE OF RECYCLING IN TEXAS The State of Recycling in Texas. Recycling rates in Texas reveal one of the more wasteful states in the nation. At 23 percent, the statewide rate falls almost twelve points below the national average 34.7 percent. Based on the most recent available data, only two of Texas’s major cities, Austin and Plano, exceed the national average. 14.6 MILLION POUNDS OF TOXIC CHEMICALS DUMPED INTO TEXAS AUSTIN - Industrial facilities dumped 14.6 million pounds of toxic chemicals into Texas’ waterways, making Texas’ waterways the fourth worst in the nation according to a new report released today by Environment Texas. Wasting Our Waterways: Industrial Toxic Pollution and the Unfulfilled Promise of the Clean Water Act also reports that the Houston Ship Channel, the Brazos River, Cottonwood FORT WORTH AHEAD OF DALLAS ON SOLAR ENERGY AUSTIN - Fort Worth has slightly more total solar energy, and 50% more solar per capita, than Dallas, according to a new report released today by Environment Texas Research & Policy Center. The results come from the seventh edition of Shining Cities 2020: The Top U.S. Cities for Solar Energy, ahead of the expected approval by the Dallas City Council of a new climate plan which includes new TOP ENVIRONMENTAL (AND ANTI-ENVIRONMENTAL) BILLS IN THE Environment Texas supports: SB 777 (Zaffirini), HB 514 (Hinojosa) and HB 856 (Hinojosa/Zwiener) restoring the right of local governments to restrict the use of single-use plastic bags and polystyrene (aka “Styrofoam”) cups and containers. SB 1850 (Rodriguez) and HB 3854 (Walle) to fight illegal dumping of tires. REPORT: HOUSTON WILL HAVE 65,000 ELECTRIC CARS BY 2030 HOUSTON — The number of electric vehicles (EVs) in Houston is projected to increase to 65,000 by 2030, according to a new report from Environment Texas. But these vehicles won’t have enough places to recharge their batteries unless the city adds more than 2,000 new charging stations in publicly accessible locations. However, funds from the Volkswagen emissions settlement and from WHICH ELECTRIC COMPANY PAYS THE MOST FOR YOUR SOLAR POWER With solar panels becoming more affordable to consumers, you may be considering equipping your home with solar power. But for Texans who can choose their electric provider (e.g. Houston and Dallas, not Austin and San Antonio), the different plans from energy providers charging different rates with unique buyback plans can be confusing. As a prospective solar citizen, which REPORT: 40,000 ELECTRIC CARS COULD BE ON SAN ANTONIO ROADS SAN ANTONIO – With an estimated 40,000 electric vehicles (EVs) hitting San Antonio streets by 2030, a new study by Environment Texas, TexPIRG and Frontier Group notes the Alamo City could need 1,340 new charging stations to make sure these new EVs have enough places to park and recharge. The groups pointed to funds available from the VW settlement and the Legislature as great GALVESTON BAY HAUNTED BY TOXIC CHEMICALS, INDUSTRIAL WASTE Monday, October 31, 2011. HOUSTON– In anticipation of Halloween, Environment Texas unveiled the Ten Scariest Facts about the Galveston Bay, showing that a terrifying concoction of toxic chemicals such as arsenic, industrial waste, and other pollutants have made Galveston Bay a ghost of its former self. “Halloween is the season to bescared
ENVIRONMENT TEXAS
Statement: Senate transportation bill includes key $350 million to fund wildlife crossings. The Senate Environment and Public Works committee will mark up a bipartisan transportation bill on Wednesday that includes $350 million for wildlife crossings, which would allow animals to safely traverse over and under roadways and access newhabitat.
REPORTS | ENVIRONMENT TEXAS Superfund Underfunded. This report finds that only 10 of the nation’s most toxic Superfund sites were cleaned up in Fiscal Year 2020 -- less than one seventh of the annual total in the 1990s. Environment Texas Research and Policy Center found that insufficient funding jeopardized the cleanup of 55 existing Superfund sites inTexas, as well as
A CLEANER PATH FOR OIL IN TEXAS The global oil price war, demand reductions resulting from the coronavirus outbreak, and the industry’s mountain of debt have left Texas oil and gas companies in crisis. But even before the crisis, oil and gas drilling in Texas posed dangers to the environment and public health. Any response to the current crisis by the Railroad Commission (RRC) and other state leaders should recognize the MICROGRIDS AND ENERGY STORAGE Microgrids and Energy Storage. Developing microgrids and energy storage systems on campus allows America’s colleges and universities to help pave the way to a future of 100 percent clean and renewable energy, developing pioneering solutions that can later be adopted by other institutions and the electric grid at large. REPORT: HOUSTON WILL HAVE 65,000 ELECTRIC CARS BY 2030 HOUSTON — The number of electric vehicles (EVs) in Houston is projected to increase to 65,000 by 2030, according to a new report from Environment Texas. But these vehicles won’t have enough places to recharge their batteries unless the city adds more than 2,000 new charging stations in publicly accessible locations. However, funds from the Volkswagen emissions settlement and fromTROUBLE IN THE AIR
People across America regularly breathe unhealthy air that increases their risk of premature death, asthma attacks and other adverse health impacts. In 2016, 73 million Americans experienced more than 100 days of degraded air quality with the potential to harm human health. That is equal to more than three months of the year in which smog and/or particulate pollution was above the level that TESTIMONY ON WATER & WASTEWATER IN FRACKING Executive Director. Author: Luke Metzger. Executive Director. (512) 479-0388. Contact person by email. More posts by this author. Started on staff: 1998. B.A., University of Southern California. As the executive director of Environment Texas, Luke is a leading voice in the state for clean air, clean water, clean energy and open space. TEXAS POWER PLANTS POLLUTE AS MUCH AS 45.9 MILLION CARS Texas’ power plants combined produce as much carbon each year as 45.9 million cars. “Texas has shown that it can rank among the leaders in renewable energy, particularly solar and wind,” said Alyssa Burgin, director of The Texas Drought Project. “There are limitless opportunities for non-polluting energy generation systemswhich will
EXXONMOBIL FACES CLEAN AIR ACT LAWSUIT FOR VIOLATIONS AT HOUSTON – Sierra Club and Environment Texas announced today that they intend to sue ExxonMobil Corporation in federal court for thousands of violations of the federal Clean Air Act at its Baytown refinery and chemical plant complex. The suit would be the third case filed by the two environmental groups since 2008 to stop illegal air emissions arising from so-called “upset” events at LETTER TO HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON RENEWABLE ENERGY We, the undersigned individuals and organizations, thank you for your recent vote on purchasing renewable energy credits to cover 100% of Harris County’s electricity supply for the next year: it’s a great first step. But there is so much more we can do to become a greener county, and we urge you to demonstrate further leadership on climatechange action.
ENVIRONMENT TEXASABOUT USOUR WORKNEWSBLOGJOBSCLEAN, GREEN & RENEWABLEENERGY
Statement: Senate transportation bill includes key $350 million to fund wildlife crossings. The Senate Environment and Public Works committee will mark up a bipartisan transportation bill on Wednesday that includes $350 million for wildlife crossings, which would allow animals to safely traverse over and under roadways and access newhabitat.
REPORTS | ENVIRONMENT TEXAS Superfund Underfunded. This report finds that only 10 of the nation’s most toxic Superfund sites were cleaned up in Fiscal Year 2020 -- less than one seventh of the annual total in the 1990s. Environment Texas Research and Policy Center found that insufficient funding jeopardized the cleanup of 55 existing Superfund sites inTexas, as well as
ILLEGAL AIR POLLUTION IN TEXAS 2020 The TPC Port Neches facility released 664,184 pounds of pollution when it caught fire and exploded in late 2019. According to the company’s report to TCEQ, the emissions event from the TPC explosion lasted from November 27, 2019 to March 30, 2020, and over half of LEGISLATIVE SCORECARDS Previous Legislative Scorecards: 2017 Scorecard. 2015 Scorecard. 2013 Scorecard. 2011 Scorecard. 2009 Scorecard. 2007 Scorecard. 2005 Scorecard. Note: These files are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. 14.6 MILLION POUNDS OF TOXIC CHEMICALS DUMPED INTO TEXAS AUSTIN - Industrial facilities dumped 14.6 million pounds of toxic chemicals into Texas’ waterways, making Texas’ waterways the fourth worst in the nation according to a new report released today by Environment Texas. Wasting Our Waterways: Industrial Toxic Pollution and the Unfulfilled Promise of the Clean Water Act also reports that the Houston Ship Channel, the Brazos River, Cottonwood REPORT: HOUSTON WILL HAVE 65,000 ELECTRIC CARS BY 2030 HOUSTON — The number of electric vehicles (EVs) in Houston is projected to increase to 65,000 by 2030, according to a new report from Environment Texas. But these vehicles won’t have enough places to recharge their batteries unless the city adds more than 2,000 new charging stations in publicly accessible locations. However, funds from the Volkswagen emissions settlement and from TESTIMONY ON WATER & WASTEWATER IN FRACKING Executive Director. Author: Luke Metzger. Executive Director. (512) 479-0388. Contact person by email. More posts by this author. Started on staff: 1998. B.A., University of Southern California. As the executive director of Environment Texas, Luke is a leading voice in the state for clean air, clean water, clean energy and open space. REPORT: 40,000 ELECTRIC CARS COULD BE ON SAN ANTONIO ROADS SAN ANTONIO – With an estimated 40,000 electric vehicles (EVs) hitting San Antonio streets by 2030, a new study by Environment Texas, TexPIRG and Frontier Group notes the Alamo City could need 1,340 new charging stations to make sure these new EVs have enough places to park and recharge. The groups pointed to funds available from the VW settlement and the Legislature as great WHICH ELECTRIC COMPANY PAYS THE MOST FOR YOUR SOLAR POWER With solar panels becoming more affordable to consumers, you may be considering equipping your home with solar power. But for Texans who can choose their electric provider (e.g. Houston and Dallas, not Austin and San Antonio), the different plans from energy providers charging different rates with unique buyback plans can be confusing. As a prospective solar citizen, which GALVESTON BAY HAUNTED BY TOXIC CHEMICALS, INDUSTRIAL WASTE Monday, October 31, 2011. HOUSTON– In anticipation of Halloween, Environment Texas unveiled the Ten Scariest Facts about the Galveston Bay, showing that a terrifying concoction of toxic chemicals such as arsenic, industrial waste, and other pollutants have made Galveston Bay a ghost of its former self. “Halloween is the season to bescared
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Statement: Senate transportation bill includes key $350 million to fund wildlife crossings. The Senate Environment and Public Works committee will mark up a bipartisan transportation bill on Wednesday that includes $350 million for wildlife crossings, which would allow animals to safely traverse over and under roadways and access newhabitat.
REPORTS | ENVIRONMENT TEXAS Superfund Underfunded. This report finds that only 10 of the nation’s most toxic Superfund sites were cleaned up in Fiscal Year 2020 -- less than one seventh of the annual total in the 1990s. Environment Texas Research and Policy Center found that insufficient funding jeopardized the cleanup of 55 existing Superfund sites inTexas, as well as
ILLEGAL AIR POLLUTION IN TEXAS 2020 The TPC Port Neches facility released 664,184 pounds of pollution when it caught fire and exploded in late 2019. According to the company’s report to TCEQ, the emissions event from the TPC explosion lasted from November 27, 2019 to March 30, 2020, and over half of LEGISLATIVE SCORECARDS Previous Legislative Scorecards: 2017 Scorecard. 2015 Scorecard. 2013 Scorecard. 2011 Scorecard. 2009 Scorecard. 2007 Scorecard. 2005 Scorecard. Note: These files are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. 14.6 MILLION POUNDS OF TOXIC CHEMICALS DUMPED INTO TEXAS AUSTIN - Industrial facilities dumped 14.6 million pounds of toxic chemicals into Texas’ waterways, making Texas’ waterways the fourth worst in the nation according to a new report released today by Environment Texas. Wasting Our Waterways: Industrial Toxic Pollution and the Unfulfilled Promise of the Clean Water Act also reports that the Houston Ship Channel, the Brazos River, Cottonwood REPORT: HOUSTON WILL HAVE 65,000 ELECTRIC CARS BY 2030 HOUSTON — The number of electric vehicles (EVs) in Houston is projected to increase to 65,000 by 2030, according to a new report from Environment Texas. But these vehicles won’t have enough places to recharge their batteries unless the city adds more than 2,000 new charging stations in publicly accessible locations. However, funds from the Volkswagen emissions settlement and from TESTIMONY ON WATER & WASTEWATER IN FRACKING Executive Director. Author: Luke Metzger. Executive Director. (512) 479-0388. Contact person by email. More posts by this author. Started on staff: 1998. B.A., University of Southern California. As the executive director of Environment Texas, Luke is a leading voice in the state for clean air, clean water, clean energy and open space. REPORT: 40,000 ELECTRIC CARS COULD BE ON SAN ANTONIO ROADS SAN ANTONIO – With an estimated 40,000 electric vehicles (EVs) hitting San Antonio streets by 2030, a new study by Environment Texas, TexPIRG and Frontier Group notes the Alamo City could need 1,340 new charging stations to make sure these new EVs have enough places to park and recharge. The groups pointed to funds available from the VW settlement and the Legislature as great WHICH ELECTRIC COMPANY PAYS THE MOST FOR YOUR SOLAR POWER With solar panels becoming more affordable to consumers, you may be considering equipping your home with solar power. But for Texans who can choose their electric provider (e.g. Houston and Dallas, not Austin and San Antonio), the different plans from energy providers charging different rates with unique buyback plans can be confusing. As a prospective solar citizen, which GALVESTON BAY HAUNTED BY TOXIC CHEMICALS, INDUSTRIAL WASTE Monday, October 31, 2011. HOUSTON– In anticipation of Halloween, Environment Texas unveiled the Ten Scariest Facts about the Galveston Bay, showing that a terrifying concoction of toxic chemicals such as arsenic, industrial waste, and other pollutants have made Galveston Bay a ghost of its former self. “Halloween is the season to bescared
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Statement: Senate transportation bill includes key $350 million to fund wildlife crossings. The Senate Environment and Public Works committee will mark up a bipartisan transportation bill on Wednesday that includes $350 million for wildlife crossings, which would allow animals to safely traverse over and under roadways and access newhabitat.
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Wendy Wendlandt. President, Environment America; Senior Vice President and Political Director, The Public Interest Network. (213) 251-3680 ext. 311. Contact person by THE STATE OF RECYCLING IN TEXAS The State of Recycling in Texas. Recycling rates in Texas reveal one of the more wasteful states in the nation. At 23 percent, the statewide rate falls almost twelve points below the national average 34.7 percent. Based on the most recent available data, only two of Texas’s major cities, Austin and Plano, exceed the national average. ARE TEXAS BEACHES SAFE FOR SWIMMING? AUSTIN – As we turn to the great outdoors in the midst of social-distancing, a 2020 report finds that water pollution at Texas beaches is putting people’s health at risk. In 2019, bacteria levels at 55 Texas beaches indicated that water was potentially unsafe for swimming on at least one day, according to the Environment Texas Research and Policy Center’s report Safe for Swimming?WILDLIFE OVER WASTE
Wildlife Over Waste. GOAL: Spare birds, fish and other wildlife from the harm caused by needless plastic pollution by banning take-out plastic foam cups and containers. TAKE ACTION. Every day people are throwing away tons of single-use cups, containers and other plastic “stuff.”. Among the worst forms of plastic pollution ispolystyrene
REPORT: HOUSTON WILL HAVE 65,000 ELECTRIC CARS BY 2030 HOUSTON — The number of electric vehicles (EVs) in Houston is projected to increase to 65,000 by 2030, according to a new report from Environment Texas. But these vehicles won’t have enough places to recharge their batteries unless the city adds more than 2,000 new charging stations in publicly accessible locations. However, funds from the Volkswagen emissions settlement and from TOP ENVIRONMENTAL (AND ANTI-ENVIRONMENTAL) BILLS IN THE Top environmental (and anti-environmental) bills in the Texas Legislature. More than 7,000 bills have been filed in the Legislature this session. As the executive director of Environment Texas, Luke is a leading voice in the state for clean air, clean water, clean energy and open space. Luke has led successful campaigns to win permanent FORT WORTH AHEAD OF DALLAS ON SOLAR ENERGY AUSTIN - Fort Worth has slightly more total solar energy, and 50% more solar per capita, than Dallas, according to a new report released today by Environment Texas Research & Policy Center. The results come from the seventh edition of Shining Cities 2020: The Top U.S. Cities for Solar Energy, ahead of the expected approval by the Dallas City Council of a new climate plan which includes new TEXAS BREAKDOWN: 68 MILLION POUNDS OF POLLUTION RELEASED AUSTIN -- More than 68 million pounds of mostly illegal air pollution poured from 679 facilities in Texas during 3,421 incidents of breakdowns and maintenance in 2015, according to a new report based on state records. The report, Breakdowns in Air Quality, by the Environmental Integrity Project and Environment Texas, ranks the state’s worst industrial sites in terms of air pollution GALVESTON BAY HAUNTED BY TOXIC CHEMICALS, INDUSTRIAL WASTE Monday, October 31, 2011. HOUSTON– In anticipation of Halloween, Environment Texas unveiled the Ten Scariest Facts about the Galveston Bay, showing that a terrifying concoction of toxic chemicals such as arsenic, industrial waste, and other pollutants have made Galveston Bay a ghost of its former self. “Halloween is the season to bescared
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Statement: Senate transportation bill includes key $350 million to fund wildlife crossings. The Senate Environment and Public Works committee will mark up a bipartisan transportation bill on Wednesday that includes $350 million for wildlife crossings, which would allow animals to safely traverse over and under roadways and access newhabitat.
REPORTS | ENVIRONMENT TEXASTEXAS ENVIRONMENT FACTS Superfund Underfunded. This report finds that only 10 of the nation’s most toxic Superfund sites were cleaned up in Fiscal Year 2020 -- less than one seventh of the annual total in the 1990s. Environment Texas Research and Policy Center found that insufficient funding jeopardized the cleanup of 55 existing Superfund sites inTexas, as well as
ILLEGAL AIR POLLUTION IN TEXAS 2020 The TPC Port Neches facility released 664,184 pounds of pollution when it caught fire and exploded in late 2019. According to the company’s report to TCEQ, the emissions event from the TPC explosion lasted from November 27, 2019 to March 30, 2020, and over half of LEGISLATIVE SCORECARDS Previous Legislative Scorecards: 2017 Scorecard. 2015 Scorecard. 2013 Scorecard. 2011 Scorecard. 2009 Scorecard. 2007 Scorecard. 2005 Scorecard. Note: These files are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. 14.6 MILLION POUNDS OF TOXIC CHEMICALS DUMPED INTO TEXASCABINS ON GUADALUPE RIVER TEXASFLOATING THE GUADALUPE RIVER TEXASGUADALUPE RIVER MAP TEXASRV CAMPING GUADALUPE RIVER TEXASAIR POLLUTION IN DALLAS TEXASAIR POLLUTION IN TEXAS AUSTIN - Industrial facilities dumped 14.6 million pounds of toxic chemicals into Texas’ waterways, making Texas’ waterways the fourth worst in the nation according to a new report released today by Environment Texas. Wasting Our Waterways: Industrial Toxic Pollution and the Unfulfilled Promise of the Clean Water Act also reports that the Houston Ship Channel, the Brazos River, Cottonwood REPORT: HOUSTON WILL HAVE 65,000 ELECTRIC CARS BY 2030 HOUSTON — The number of electric vehicles (EVs) in Houston is projected to increase to 65,000 by 2030, according to a new report from Environment Texas. But these vehicles won’t have enough places to recharge their batteries unless the city adds more than 2,000 new charging stations in publicly accessible locations. However, funds from the Volkswagen emissions settlement and from TESTIMONY ON WATER & WASTEWATER IN FRACKING Executive Director. Author: Luke Metzger. Executive Director. (512) 479-0388. Contact person by email. More posts by this author. Started on staff: 1998. B.A., University of Southern California. As the executive director of Environment Texas, Luke is a leading voice in the state for clean air, clean water, clean energy and open space. REPORT: 40,000 ELECTRIC CARS COULD BE ON SAN ANTONIO ROADS SAN ANTONIO – With an estimated 40,000 electric vehicles (EVs) hitting San Antonio streets by 2030, a new study by Environment Texas, TexPIRG and Frontier Group notes the Alamo City could need 1,340 new charging stations to make sure these new EVs have enough places to park and recharge. The groups pointed to funds available from the VW settlement and the Legislature as great WHICH ELECTRIC COMPANY PAYS THE MOST FOR YOUR SOLAR POWER With solar panels becoming more affordable to consumers, you may be considering equipping your home with solar power. But for Texans who can choose their electric provider (e.g. Houston and Dallas, not Austin and San Antonio), the different plans from energy providers charging different rates with unique buyback plans can be confusing. As a prospective solar citizen, which GALVESTON BAY HAUNTED BY TOXIC CHEMICALS, INDUSTRIAL WASTE Monday, October 31, 2011. HOUSTON– In anticipation of Halloween, Environment Texas unveiled the Ten Scariest Facts about the Galveston Bay, showing that a terrifying concoction of toxic chemicals such as arsenic, industrial waste, and other pollutants have made Galveston Bay a ghost of its former self. “Halloween is the season to bescared
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Statement: Senate transportation bill includes key $350 million to fund wildlife crossings. The Senate Environment and Public Works committee will mark up a bipartisan transportation bill on Wednesday that includes $350 million for wildlife crossings, which would allow animals to safely traverse over and under roadways and access newhabitat.
REPORTS | ENVIRONMENT TEXASTEXAS ENVIRONMENT FACTS Superfund Underfunded. This report finds that only 10 of the nation’s most toxic Superfund sites were cleaned up in Fiscal Year 2020 -- less than one seventh of the annual total in the 1990s. Environment Texas Research and Policy Center found that insufficient funding jeopardized the cleanup of 55 existing Superfund sites inTexas, as well as
ILLEGAL AIR POLLUTION IN TEXAS 2020 The TPC Port Neches facility released 664,184 pounds of pollution when it caught fire and exploded in late 2019. According to the company’s report to TCEQ, the emissions event from the TPC explosion lasted from November 27, 2019 to March 30, 2020, and over half of LEGISLATIVE SCORECARDS Previous Legislative Scorecards: 2017 Scorecard. 2015 Scorecard. 2013 Scorecard. 2011 Scorecard. 2009 Scorecard. 2007 Scorecard. 2005 Scorecard. Note: These files are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. 14.6 MILLION POUNDS OF TOXIC CHEMICALS DUMPED INTO TEXASCABINS ON GUADALUPE RIVER TEXASFLOATING THE GUADALUPE RIVER TEXASGUADALUPE RIVER MAP TEXASRV CAMPING GUADALUPE RIVER TEXASAIR POLLUTION IN DALLAS TEXASAIR POLLUTION IN TEXAS AUSTIN - Industrial facilities dumped 14.6 million pounds of toxic chemicals into Texas’ waterways, making Texas’ waterways the fourth worst in the nation according to a new report released today by Environment Texas. Wasting Our Waterways: Industrial Toxic Pollution and the Unfulfilled Promise of the Clean Water Act also reports that the Houston Ship Channel, the Brazos River, Cottonwood REPORT: HOUSTON WILL HAVE 65,000 ELECTRIC CARS BY 2030 HOUSTON — The number of electric vehicles (EVs) in Houston is projected to increase to 65,000 by 2030, according to a new report from Environment Texas. But these vehicles won’t have enough places to recharge their batteries unless the city adds more than 2,000 new charging stations in publicly accessible locations. However, funds from the Volkswagen emissions settlement and from TESTIMONY ON WATER & WASTEWATER IN FRACKING Executive Director. Author: Luke Metzger. Executive Director. (512) 479-0388. Contact person by email. More posts by this author. Started on staff: 1998. B.A., University of Southern California. As the executive director of Environment Texas, Luke is a leading voice in the state for clean air, clean water, clean energy and open space. REPORT: 40,000 ELECTRIC CARS COULD BE ON SAN ANTONIO ROADS SAN ANTONIO – With an estimated 40,000 electric vehicles (EVs) hitting San Antonio streets by 2030, a new study by Environment Texas, TexPIRG and Frontier Group notes the Alamo City could need 1,340 new charging stations to make sure these new EVs have enough places to park and recharge. The groups pointed to funds available from the VW settlement and the Legislature as great WHICH ELECTRIC COMPANY PAYS THE MOST FOR YOUR SOLAR POWER With solar panels becoming more affordable to consumers, you may be considering equipping your home with solar power. But for Texans who can choose their electric provider (e.g. Houston and Dallas, not Austin and San Antonio), the different plans from energy providers charging different rates with unique buyback plans can be confusing. As a prospective solar citizen, which GALVESTON BAY HAUNTED BY TOXIC CHEMICALS, INDUSTRIAL WASTE Monday, October 31, 2011. HOUSTON– In anticipation of Halloween, Environment Texas unveiled the Ten Scariest Facts about the Galveston Bay, showing that a terrifying concoction of toxic chemicals such as arsenic, industrial waste, and other pollutants have made Galveston Bay a ghost of its former self. “Halloween is the season to bescared
ENVIRONMENT TEXAS
Statement: Senate transportation bill includes key $350 million to fund wildlife crossings. The Senate Environment and Public Works committee will mark up a bipartisan transportation bill on Wednesday that includes $350 million for wildlife crossings, which would allow animals to safely traverse over and under roadways and access newhabitat.
STAFF & PRINCIPALS
Wendy Wendlandt. President, Environment America; Senior Vice President and Political Director, The Public Interest Network. (213) 251-3680 ext. 311. Contact person by THE STATE OF RECYCLING IN TEXAS The State of Recycling in Texas. Recycling rates in Texas reveal one of the more wasteful states in the nation. At 23 percent, the statewide rate falls almost twelve points below the national average 34.7 percent. Based on the most recent available data, only two of Texas’s major cities, Austin and Plano, exceed the national average. ARE TEXAS BEACHES SAFE FOR SWIMMING? AUSTIN – As we turn to the great outdoors in the midst of social-distancing, a 2020 report finds that water pollution at Texas beaches is putting people’s health at risk. In 2019, bacteria levels at 55 Texas beaches indicated that water was potentially unsafe for swimming on at least one day, according to the Environment Texas Research and Policy Center’s report Safe for Swimming?WILDLIFE OVER WASTE
Wildlife Over Waste. GOAL: Spare birds, fish and other wildlife from the harm caused by needless plastic pollution by banning take-out plastic foam cups and containers. TAKE ACTION. Every day people are throwing away tons of single-use cups, containers and other plastic “stuff.”. Among the worst forms of plastic pollution ispolystyrene
REPORT: HOUSTON WILL HAVE 65,000 ELECTRIC CARS BY 2030 HOUSTON — The number of electric vehicles (EVs) in Houston is projected to increase to 65,000 by 2030, according to a new report from Environment Texas. But these vehicles won’t have enough places to recharge their batteries unless the city adds more than 2,000 new charging stations in publicly accessible locations. However, funds from the Volkswagen emissions settlement and from TOP ENVIRONMENTAL (AND ANTI-ENVIRONMENTAL) BILLS IN THE Top environmental (and anti-environmental) bills in the Texas Legislature. More than 7,000 bills have been filed in the Legislature this session. As the executive director of Environment Texas, Luke is a leading voice in the state for clean air, clean water, clean energy and open space. Luke has led successful campaigns to win permanent FORT WORTH AHEAD OF DALLAS ON SOLAR ENERGY AUSTIN - Fort Worth has slightly more total solar energy, and 50% more solar per capita, than Dallas, according to a new report released today by Environment Texas Research & Policy Center. The results come from the seventh edition of Shining Cities 2020: The Top U.S. Cities for Solar Energy, ahead of the expected approval by the Dallas City Council of a new climate plan which includes new TEXAS BREAKDOWN: 68 MILLION POUNDS OF POLLUTION RELEASED AUSTIN -- More than 68 million pounds of mostly illegal air pollution poured from 679 facilities in Texas during 3,421 incidents of breakdowns and maintenance in 2015, according to a new report based on state records. The report, Breakdowns in Air Quality, by the Environmental Integrity Project and Environment Texas, ranks the state’s worst industrial sites in terms of air pollution GALVESTON BAY HAUNTED BY TOXIC CHEMICALS, INDUSTRIAL WASTE Monday, October 31, 2011. HOUSTON– In anticipation of Halloween, Environment Texas unveiled the Ten Scariest Facts about the Galveston Bay, showing that a terrifying concoction of toxic chemicals such as arsenic, industrial waste, and other pollutants have made Galveston Bay a ghost of its former self. “Halloween is the season to bescared
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