New Year, New Ways to Thwart Human Rights

by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Jan 6, 2023 | Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts

TLDR: Requiring asylum seekers to make an appointment from their country of origin to seek asylum contradicts the very essence of asylum laws. The Administration’s new “parole” program flies in the face of human rights.   Asylum protections are...

If She Had Not Been Pregnant, Would She Have Died?

by Joshua Houston | Dec 16, 2022 | Blog, Economic Justice, Health, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Race & Gender

This week, as millions of Texans prepare to celebrate the birth of a healthy baby to an unwed teen mother of color, the Texas Department of State Health Services finally released their 2022 biennial report from the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review...

Encountering Beloved Community in the Desert

by Bee Moorhead | Nov 6, 2022 | Blog, Climate Justice, COP27, Global Climate Policy

We arrived in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, for this year’s United Nations climate negotiations after two days of travel, and we were immediately in the midst of global community: friends from around the world, diplomats and policy experts, and the people of the local...

Texans Threatened by Unstable Grid (Again)

by Isa Peterson | May 18, 2022 | Blog, Climate Justice, Texas Climate & Energy

The unreliable electric grid threatens Texans; having once again, been asked to conserve power. Last Friday, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) requested that consumers “conserve power when they can by setting their thermostats to 78-degrees or above...

The White House and Justice Department Launch Promising Actions

by Isa Peterson | May 16, 2022 | Blog, Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy

New announcements out of D.C. have signaled good news for environmental advocates. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, of the Justice Department (DOJ), alongside the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Michael Regan, launched several new actions...

How Would You Get Texas to Net-Zero?

by Isa Peterson | May 10, 2022 | Blog, Climate Justice, Texas Climate & Energy

Texas has long been a leader in the energy sector, producing the most electricity in the U.S. and leading the nation in wind-powered generation. A recent report from the University of Texas at Austin, “Don’t Mess with Texas: Getting the Lone Star State to Net-Zero by...