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TCE Environmental Voter Resources
TCE Environmental Voter Resources Information on the Voting Process Key Elections to follow Important Dates remaining in the election process Environmental Voter’s Pledge To vote and ask others to vote; To make sure all votes are counted; To ensure a peaceful transition of power once all votes are counted fairly; To guard the process with […]
TCE and Allies Petition US EPA to Reduce Harmful Flaring in Odessa, Texas area
TCE and Allies today petitioned the US Environmental Protection Agency to reduce harmful flaring and venting that is making people sick and in some cases killing people near oil and gas sites in Odessa, Texas – the Permian Basin.
Key Positions of 2020 Texas Railroad Commissioner Candidates
TCE compiled the following information from the candidates’ responses to the Texas League of Women Voters 2020 Primary and General Election Voter Guides, candidates’ statements during a Texas Tribune virtual debate held on September 7, 2020 and candidate responses to an Austin American Statesman questionnaire and Inside Texas Politics on WFAA, October 17, 2020. […]
Robin Schneider Awarded Hal Suter Environmental Alliance Award
TCE Executive Director Robin Schneider is awarded the Hal Suter Environmental Alliance Award.
TCE and Allies Move Conoco-Phillips to Stop Flaring at 41 Sites
ConocoPhillips Drops Request for Oil and Gas Flaring in West Texas After Challenge from Clean Air Groups Published by TCE Partner Environmental Integrity Project on September 3, 2020 41 Flares at Oil and Gas Sites Released 1,262 Tons of Sulfur Dioxide Air Pollution near Odessa Austin, Texas – Following a challenge from four clean air advocacy […]
Opinion: Stop Fossil Fuel Industry from running US Climate Policy
Stop the revolving door — Americans don’t support fossil fuel industry leaders running climate policy
Corpus Christi Coalition Vies for Votes on Desalination
By: Trevier Gonzalez, 9:08 PM July 30, 2020 Local group vies for votes on desalination plant, delivers ‘thousands’ of signatures amid pandemic CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Though the Corpus Christi Seawater Desalination Project has been met with contention since it was introduced, an organization is pushing for its fate to be decided by voters via a […]
Let the People Vote! TCE and Allies Deliver Thousands of No Desal Petitions
TCE and Save the Bay for the Greater Good deliver thousands of petitions asking Corpus Christi Mayor and City Council to hold a public vote on the November ballot to determine whether or not the City can build desalination projects.
Bird Strike Threat – TCE, Pilots, and Landowners Challenge Garbage Expansion by Austin Airport
Texas Campaign for the Environment’s lawyer and several TCE members successfully gained standing to contest a permit to expand a problem landfill located just 3,200 feet from the end of Austin Bergstrom International Airport’s (ABIA’s) main runway — and directly below the flight path.