Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) which is a vital tool in decarbonizing numerous industrial activities from generating power to manufacturing cement in the fight to combat climate change.
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Biden’s Latest Commitment To Environmental Justice
Today President Biden is signing an Executive Order aimed at strengthening environmental justice. The Executive Order, which is titled “Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice For All,” is the latest initiative from the White House that...
WTFTXLege: Money in politics meets climate inaction. It’s a perfect storm.
A perfect storm: after decades of warnings from environmental scientists, the global climate crisis is upon us…. and so is the 88th Texas Legislative Session. If you’ve lived in Texas for the last couple of years, you’ve witnessed the impacts of climate change...
Harris County Attorney Joins Critical Environmental Committee
Last month the Environmental Protection Agency announced a new slate of appointments to the Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC), a panel that advises on several critical environmental issues. Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee is one of two Texans...
Winter Storm Wreaks Havoc Across Texas
For many Texans, a palpable and frustrating sense of déjà vu settled in after a winter storm left thousands without power. Though the circumstances surrounding this storm, as opposed to Uri, are quite different, that’s little comfort to those without heat or...
Janet Dudding On Her Race For Comptroller
Quietly, an accountant is running one of the most important statewide races that, while under-the-radar, is hugely impactful to all Texans. The Signal spoke with Janet Dudding in between campaign stops in her race for comptroller. Our first question immediately...
Op-Ed: For Harvey Recovery, We Must Do Better
“Those walls are already dry . . . .” Five years ago, I heard this repeatedly on the doorsteps of seniors I was visiting after Harvey hit when I asked them what they were going to do about their floodwater-soiled walls and sheetrock. In the immediate aftermath...
Five years after Harvey, Texas GLO’s inaction and discrimination is still hurting victims
Five years after Hurricane Harvey devastated neighborhoods across the coast, Harris County victims are still waiting to fix their homes after countless appeals to the Texas General Land Office. Earlier this year, a report by the Department of Housing and Urban...
EPA Launches Investigation of Possible Civil Rights Violations by TCEQ
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced an investigation into the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for potential civil rights violations in their concrete plant permitting practices. The investigation came about after Harris County Attorney...