by Isa Peterson | Mar 28, 2023 | Climate Justice, Texas Climate & Energy
Several bills have been filed for the 88th Legislative Session that aims to incentivize fossil fuels while limiting the growth of renewables in Texas. These anti-renewable bills want to disincentivize and halt the growth of renewable energy while ignoring demand-side...
by Isa Peterson | Mar 24, 2023 | Climate Justice, Texas Climate & Energy
This Thursday, the Senate Business and Commerce Committee heard nine energy and utility market-focused bills that, if passed, will drastically impact ratepayers’ pockets and the future of renewable energy in Texas. Starting at 8 a.m. and continuing until 6 p.m. last...
by Bee Moorhead | Nov 14, 2022 | Climate Justice, Creation Care, Global Climate Policy, Texas Climate & Energy
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced its latest regulatory proposal to reduce substantially oil and gas methane pollution. The new draft builds on and strengthens the agency’s initial proposal released last November. Texas Impact Executive Director...
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...
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...
by Isa Peterson | Apr 27, 2022 | Climate Justice, Disaster Responses and Resilience, Texas Climate & Energy
Over recent years, climate change-focused reports like those from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have warned that climatic consequences are growing exponentially, and without rapid climate action, the outcomes for vulnerable communities will be...
