by Becca Edwards | Oct 29, 2024 | Climate Justice, Latest Posts
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is in the early stages of work to develop a State Implementation Plan to ensure Texas is in compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Section 111 methane rule, which was finalized in December 2023. They have...
by Bee Moorhead | Oct 23, 2024 | Health, Latest Posts, Reproductive Health Policy
The wait is over: Zurawski v Texas is coming to the big screen next week, and to celebrate the producers invite you to a Weekend Watch Party. The film will be available to watch on Sat, Oct 26th, and Sun, Oct 27th, with a special panel on Sun 27th Oct, 7pm ET....
by Bee Moorhead | Oct 23, 2024 | Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement, Legislative
This week, just as early voting was starting, the Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee held an unprecedented hearing on the case of Robert Roberson, who was scheduled to be executed last week. Roberson was convicted of murdering his 2-year-old daughter, but in...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Oct 23, 2024 | Asylum, Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
We currently have a complex immigration system of laws and policies at our border that function to ensnare people seeking safety into a further labyrinth of confusion and suffering. While there are also built in regulations and procedures to safeguard the human rights...
by Becca Edwards | Oct 22, 2024 | Climate Justice, Latest Posts
This time of year climate and energy advocates turn their attention toward COP, the yearly gathering of the signatories to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This year’s gathering, COP29, will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan in November. Last...
by Becca Edwards | Oct 15, 2024 | Climate Justice, Latest Posts
Property insurance claims made in coastal communities after a tropical cyclone are complicated, as most standard homeowners’ insurance policies do not cover damage caused by flooding. A separate policy that covers flooding must be purchased by those whose properties...
