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Our Clean Water Priorities for the 2023 Texas Legislative Session
For roughly five months in odd-numbered years, elected officials and advocates across Texas are busy at work passing legislation through the House and Senate and to the Governor's desk. Here are the top efforts and issues that Clean Water Action is prioritizing during the current Texas legislative session that ends on May 29th - and how you can take action.
Fighting Big Oil in Texas
How would you react if oil drillers wanted to spread their toxic waste on an open field next to your drinking water supply? You would surely be as outraged as the people of Chireno and Nacogdoches were last summer when they reached out to Clean Water Action for help.
Thanks to the support of Clean Water Action members, we were able to stop Common Disposal's request to spread oil sludge from drilling operations next to a tributary of Lake Sam Rayburn – a major drinking water supply for East Texas.
Please join Clean Water Action today with a gift of any amount to help us win more fights like
Calling Foul on the Texas Railroad Commission's Failure to Protect Groundwater
The Sunset Review of the Texas Railroad Commission is well underway, and on Monday, August 15 I joined dozens of other Texans to speak out at the Sunset Advisory Commission's public hearing at the State Capitol.
The Future of Methane in Colorado
Enjoy this guest blog from our friends and allies at Conservation Colorado. If you haven't yet contacted the EPA about reducing methane pollution - act today!
Colorado has long been a leader for the nation in finding policy solutions that strike the right balance between responsible energy development and protecting our clean air, clean water, and treasured lands.
Our state’s past innovation and opportunities for the future were recently highlighted at a panel that Conservation Colorado helped organize in collaboration with the University of Colorado Wirth Chair in Sustainable Development
Who Should Oversee Carbon Capture Infrastructure in Texas?
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced its intention to give the Railroad Commission of Texas authority or “primacy” over Class VI carbon dioxide storage wells, but this state agency has a poor track record safely managing infrastructure. Read more about how you can get engaged today.