Moms are working in Texas to fight for clean air and a stable climate. We host events, share information about what’s going on, and create opportunities for mothers to talk to their legislators about their concerns. Please join us in Texas, and let us know about your priorities.
What We’re Working On
Tell Governor Abbott: Lead on Climate Safety
It is more important than ever for states to act on climate change. States—and their governors—can be powerful leaders in building a clean energy economy. That’s why we’re asking Governor Abbott to step up to slash climate pollution, protect children’s health, and ensure clean air for all. Our future depends on it.
Meet Your Texas State Organizer
Elizabeth Hauptman
Elizabeth is Moms’ field organizer in Brighton, Michigan. She also coordinates volunteer engagement for Moms across the U.S. She serves on Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin’s Environmental Advisory Board and the Brighton Area Chamber Environmental Council. Elizabeth’s work with Moms is deeply personal because her son suffers from asthma and is affected by poor air quality.
Pictured: Members from Texas visit their elected officials in Congress in support of clean air and children's health.
Highlights
- Texas EcoMadre discusses petrochemical pollution with Climate Power En Acción. In May 2023, EcoMadres Texas Organizer Erandi Treviño talked with Antonieta Cadiz of Climate Power En Acción about plastic and petrochemical pollution. Erandi asked Antonieta about air pollution issues affecting Latino communities, why petrochemicals are a threat to our health, and why it’s important to strengthen federal protections for petrochemicals. Watch in English or Spanish.
- Texas Moms speak at EPA hearing to demand stronger protections from chemical manufacturing pollution. In May 2023, EcoMadres Texas Organizer Erandi Treviño testified before EPA at a hearing on proposed federal standards for hazardous air pollution emitted by more than 200 of the biggest, most toxic chemical manufacturing facilities in the country. Read Erandi’s full testimony.
- Texas moms join Moms across the country to tell EPA to finalize strong methane regulations. In November 2021 and again in January 2023, Erandi Treviño and Texas Supermoms delivered testimony at EPA’s two public hearings about proposed rules to cut methane and other harmful air pollutants from new and existing oil and gas operations. These historic rules were finalized in December 2023. Read Erandi’s testimony.
- Texas Moms travel to Washington to celebrate heavy-duty truck pollution standards. In December 2022, Moms’ Texas Organizer Erandi Treviño and her mom, Mayela Bustos, joined EPA Administrator Michael Regan for a press conference about EPA’s Clean Trucks Plan. The plan will reduce harmful nitrogen oxide pollution from heavy-duty vehicles, which is important for Erandi, who lives in a neighborhood surrounded by heavy industry and suffers from respiratory illness. Read more.
- Texas Moms call for reform of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. In the spring of 2022, Moms joined our partners across Texas for a series of People’s Hearings about the Sunset Review of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The hearings were an opportunity for Texans to share their ideas about what TCEQ should be doing to keep the air, land, and water in our communities clean and healthy. Read more about our specific recommendations.
Events and Resources in Texas
Why We Care
Although Texas produces the most wind energy of any state, it also leads the country in oil and gas production. In 2021, Texas emitted 623 million metric tons of CO2—more than double the second highest emitting state.
We also have a petrochemical problem. Dozens of refineries and chemical facilities line the Houston Ship Channel, putting surrounding communities at risk from toxic leaks, explosions, and fires and making our already poor air quality worse.
17 counties in Texas, including Harris County (home to Houston), received D or F grades for ozone pollution from the American Lung Association. The overwhelming majority of Texas’s communities do not have air monitoring systems, so we cannot accurately assess the health risks local polluted air can pose to our families.
Texans are also already seeing the impact of climate change, made worse by our booming oil and gas industry. In 2021, a historic winter storm swept the South, and Texans faced massive electricity blackouts caused mainly by frozen natural gas pipelines and infrastructure that was ill-prepared for this extreme weather.
Past Events
June 2023
On June 15, Moms Clean Air Force Texas volunteer Mayela Bustos joined more than 70 Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in 22 states and Washington, DC, to testify at EPA’s virtual public hearing on proposed federal standards for carbon pollution from power plants.
May 2023
On May 25, EcoMadres Texas coordinator Erandi Treviño talked with Antonieta Cadiz, Deputy Executive Director for Climate Power En Acción, about petrochemical pollution and its impact on our health. Watch the replay in English or in Spanish.
On May 16, Moms Clean Air Force Texas coordinator Erandi Treviño gave testimony at EPA’s virtual public hearing on proposed federal standards for pollution from chemical manufacturing facilities. Read Erandi’s testimony here.
On May 11, Moms Clean Air Force Texas coordinator Erandi Treviño joined dozens of Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in 16 states and Washington, DC, to testify at EPA’s virtual public hearing on proposed federal standards for pollution from cars and trucks. Read Erandi’s testimony here.
On May 9, Moms Clean Air Force Texas coordinator Erandi Treviño joined dozens of Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in 15 states and Washington, DC, to testify at EPA’s virtual public hearing on the proposal to strengthen the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. Read Erandi’s testimony here.
On May 2, Moms Clean Air Force Texas coordinator Erandi Treviño joined dozens of Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in 18 states and Washington, DC, to testify at EPA’s virtual public hearing on proposed federal standards for greenhouse gas pollution from heavy-duty trucks. Read Erandi’s testimony here.
March 2023
On March 6, Moms Clean Air Force Texas coordinator Erandi Treviño joined our partners at Air Alliance Houston for 2023 Greater Houston Area Legislative Day. This event gave frontline community members in Houston the opportunity to meet with state legislators to talk about their environmental justice concerns.
February 2023
EcoMadres Texas coordinator Erandi Treviño hosted a cafecito for local residents to share their stories about how petrochemical pollution in Houston has affected their families.
In February, Moms Clean Air Force Texas coordinator Erandi Treviño and her mom, Mayela Bustos, joined more than 60 Moms Clean Air Force staff and members across the country to testify at the EPA hearing on proposed federal standards for soot pollution. Read Erandi’s testimony here.
January 2023
On January 10, 11, and 12, more than 60 Moms Clean Air Force staff and members from 21 states and Washington, DC, spoke out at EPA’s virtual public hearing about its updated proposal to cut methane and other harmful pollutants from new and existing oil and gas operations. Moms Clean Air Force Texas coordinator Erandi Treviño offered testimony. Read Erandi’s testimony here.
December 2022
On December 20, Moms Clean Air Force’s Texas coordinator Erandi Treviño, Texas Supermom Mayela Bustos, and 10-year-old Zahra Halakhe joined EPA Administrator Michael Regan for a press conference on EPA’s final truck pollution standards.
EcoMadres Texas coordinator Erandi Treviño hosted a cafecito about pollution from petrochemical facilities in Houston and along the Gulf Coast. Local volunteers traded stories about how their families and communities had been impacted by this harmful pollution.
November 2022
On November 4, Texas Supermom Mayela Bustos gave comments at the White House Climate and Environmental Justice Economic Impact Briefing. Listen to her story.
October 2022
Moms Clean Air Force Senior Policy Analyst Patrice Tomcik and Petrochemical Strategy Advisor Cynthia Palmer attended the Break Free From Plastic National Summit Against Petrochemicals in Port Arthur, Texas, from October 21 to 23.
September 2022
On September 28, Texas state coordinator Erandi Treviño joined Moms Clean Air Force staff and members from across the country to speak out at EPA’s virtual public hearing about its proposed Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention rule, which will better protect the health and safety of communities vulnerable to chemical disasters by strengthening existing safeguards and introducing new ones. Read Erandi’s testimony HERE.
July 2022
On July 16, Texas EcoMadres visited the Armand Bayou Nature Center for a day of trash cleanup and conservation in honor of Latino Conservation Week.
June 2022
On June 1, Moms Clean Air Force Texas coordinator Erandi Treviño joined the One Breath Partnership’s Allyn West, and Air Alliance Houston’s Jen Hadayia for a virtual discussion about Houston’s smog problem and what we can do improve air quality for our families. Listen to the replay on Twitter Spaces.
May 2022
On May 11, EcoMadres joined Chispa for a Chispeando about EPA’s proposal to clean up tailpipe pollution from heavy-duty trucks and buses. Chispa’s Alexa Aispuro-Loaiza moderated a panel featuring EcoMadres Project Manager Carolina Peña-Alarcon, New Mexico coordinator Ana Rios, and Texas coordinator Erandi Treviño. Watch the replay.
EcoMadres Texas coordinator Erandi Treviño hosted a cafecito for volunteers in Houston.
April 2022
On April 30, Moms Clean Air Force joined the Coalition for Environment, Equity, and Resilience for a People’s Hearing in Houston. During the hearing, we collected comments from Texans across the state about what the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality should do to keep the air, land, and water in our communities clean and healthy. We’ve submitted all comments to the Sunset Review Commission.
To celebrate Earth Day, Moms Clean Air Force and EcoMadres Texas hosted a kids’ workshop on repotting plants. Texas coordinator Erandi Treviño talked with kids of all ages and their parents about the importance of protecting local greenspaces in Houston and our climate. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee joined us by phone to share a message about the importance of climate action.
On April 20, Moms Clean Air Force Texas coordinator Erandi Treviño participated in a press conference calling on EPA to enact the strongest possible Mercury and Air Toxics Standards and cross-state air pollution standards to reduce dangerous pollution from power plants and fight climate change. Erandi was joined at the event by Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Texas State Representative Ron Reynolds, Hispanic Access Foundation’s David Armijo, and Dr. William Brett Perkison. Watch the replay.
On April 12, 13, and 14, dozens of Moms Clean Air Force staff and members from 18 states and Washington, DC, spoke out at EPA’s virtual public hearing about its proposal to clean up tailpipe pollution from heavy-duty trucks and buses. Moms Clean Air Force Texas coordinator Erandi Treviño offered testimony. Read Erandi’s full testimony HERE.
On April 10, Moms Clean Air Force Texas hosted a table at Green Mountain Energy Earth Day at Discovery Green in Houston.
February 2022
On February 24, Moms Clean Air Force Texas joined dozens of Moms Clean Air Force staff and volunteers from 15 states and DC to deliver testimony at EPA’s public hearing on its proposal to restore the appropriate and necessary finding of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. Moms Clean Air Force Texas coordinator Erandi Treviño and a member from Houston offered testimony.
January 2022
EcoMadres Texas coordinator Erandi Treviño attended GreenLatinos’ virtual Winter Summit.
December 2021
On December 7, Moms Clean Air Force Texas organizer Erandi Treviño was a panelist in a conversation titled Clean Air for Kids: Preparing Schools for Electric Bus Funding. The event was hosted by TexPIRG and also included panelists from the Electrification Coalition and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. $2.5 billion in federal funding for electric school buses is about to become available, thanks to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Speakers shared insights on the benefits of electric buses and the steps schools can take now to prepare their fleet electrification plans. Watch the replay.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas joined 38 Moms Clean Air Force staff and volunteers from 13 states and DC to deliver testimony at EPA’s 3-day public hearing about the proposed rule to cut methane and other harmful air pollutants from new and existing oil and gas operations in November and December 2021. Moms Clean Air Force Texas organizer Erandi Treviño and Supermom Carolina Bustos offered testimony. Read Erandi’s full testimony here.
November 2021
On November 20, Moms Clean Air Force Texas joined Sierra Club and partners for a virtual public hearing to allow Texans to share their experiences from the winter storm Uri and call on regulators and policymakers to take action on climate.
October 2021
On October 14, EcoMadres organizers and members across the country celebrated the program’s first three years. The virtual program featured EcoMadres in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, and Texas, who shared stories from their work fighting for a healthy climate in their local communities. Watch the replay.
On October 7, EcoMadres Iowa organizer Karin Stein hosted an upbeat, inspiring Hispanic Heritage Month concert full of Latin music and commentary in Spanish with English subtitles. The concert featured EcoMadres in Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, and Texas. Watch the replay.
August 2021
On August 25, Texas organizer Erandi Treviño joined more than 30 Moms Clean Air Force staff and volunteers from 13 states and DC to deliver testimony at EPA’s public hearing about strengthening near-term greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and light trucks.
On August 25, Moms Clean Air Force Texas organizer Erandi Treviño testified at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality about language justice.
On August 12, Moms Clean Air Force joined our partners in Texas to submit public comment to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality opposing TPC Group’s request to authorize a significant increase in carcinogenic butadiene emissions at its Houston Plant.
June 2021
Texas moms joined Moms Clean Air Force staff and volunteers from across the country to participate in EPA’s listening sessions on its upcoming oil and natural gas methane rule. Texas organizer Erandi Treviño offered testimony. Read Erandi’s testimony.
On June 2, 2021, Texas organizer Erandi Treviño joined more than 40 Moms Clean Air Force staff and volunteers from 16 states and DC to deliver testimony at EPA’s first climate-related public hearing since President Biden took office. The hearing was about EPA’s proposal to restore long-standing state authority to protect residents from climate pollution from cars.
May 2021
On May 19, Moms Clean Air Force Texas organizer Erandi Treviño joined the 2021 National Tribal Forum on Air Quality networking session with Moms Clean Air Force staff.
On World Asthma Day, EcoMadres team and Corazon Latino hosted a conversation about air pollution, asthma, and how they impact Latino communities. Panelists included EcoMadres Nevada organizer Cinthia Moore, EcoMadres Arizona organizer Columba Sainz, and EcoMadres Texas organizer Erandi Treviño. The conversation was moderated by Felipe Benitez, Founder & CEO, Corazon Latino. Watch the replay.
April 2021
On April 18, Moms Clean Air Force Texas organizer Erandi Treviño tabled at Earth Day at Discovery Green presented by Green Mountain Energy in partnership with Citizens Environmental Coalition. The event included opening remarks by Mayor Sylvestor Turner, the screening of short film on Houston’s environment, a panel discussion on The Nexus of Energy, Climate, and Equity in Houston, and live painting by Houston artists completing murals to celebrate the richness and diversity of our community, culture, and natural environment.
On April 14, Moms Clean Air Force and EcoMadres welcomed our new Texas field organizer, Erandi Treviño, in an intimate conversation with EcoMadres co-lead Cinthia Zermeño Moore. Watch the replay.
December 2020
In December, members of Moms Clean Air Force Texas met with their members of Congress to encourage bold climate action in 2021. Texas moms had meetings with Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. John Cornyn, Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), and Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30).
October 2020
To celebrate the second anniversary of our EcoMadres program, we hosted a special event with music, conversation, and highlights of the amazing work EcoMadres across the country have been doing to educate and mobilize Latino families on the impacts of air pollution and climate change. The bilingual broadcast on October 29 was co-hosted by two Latinas, Nevada organizer Cinthia Zermeño Moore and Iowa organizer Karin Stein. This celebratory program featured brief interviews on topics including the impact of wildfires on Latinos and the importance of the Latino vote, interspersed with Latin music, most notably the premiere of the song “EcoMadres,” featuring dozens of organizers and members of the EcoMadres team. Watch the replay.
On October 22, Moms Clean Air Force chapters in Nevada and Texas hosted watch parties for the second presidential debate.
On October 11, Texas organizer Catherine Flowers joined Florida organizer Gabi Da Silva, Eugene J. Green Jr. (New Orleans Community Leader), Efrem Jernigan (Founder, Sunnyside Solar Farm), and other surprise guests with the hopes of inspiring future local action during the Climate Reality Project’s 24 Hours of Reality event. Catherine’s talk show-style presentation focused on the local impacts and solutions of the climate crisis in the South, especially as they relate to the extreme disparities throughout communities of color. Watch the replay.
September 2020
On September 8, Moms Clean Air Force Texas organizer Catherine Flowers joined Democrat members of Congress for a virtual roundtable discussion of the impact of climate change on the Black and Brown maternal health crisis and potential solutions and steps forward. Watch the event here.
Texas moms joined Moms Clean Air Force members across the country to testify in EPA’s virtual hearing on its proposal to retain the current National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ground-Level Ozone. Texas field organizer Catherine Flowers and 3 volunteers urged EPA to follow the science and strengthen the existing rule.
June 2020
In honor of Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States (June 19, 1865), the Community Rx initiative of Moms Clean Air Force convened an online conversation to address equity, justice and climate in the African American community. Texas organizer Catherine Flowers spoke on the panel, elevating equity issues in Texas. Watch the full panel here.
May 2020
Texas moms joined Moms Clean Air Force members across the country to testify in the EPA’s virtual hearing on its proposal to retain the current National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter. Houston organizer Catherine Flowers and several Moms Clean Air Force members from Houston testified in favor of following science and strengthening the existing rule.
April 2020
On the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day, Moms Clean Air Force Texas hosted kids and adults of all ages for Earth Day Bingo.
February 2020
Texas organizer Catherine Flowers attended the Houston Youth Climate Summit at Texas State University on February 22. The event was hosted by Mi Familia Vota, OCA-Greater Houston, JOLT Texas, Texas Rising, Coalition for Equity and Environment Resilience, and the Sunrise Movement and was attended by representatives of 2020 presidential and congressional campaigns.
Texas organizer Catherine Flowers participated in the Greater Houston Community Foundation “Understanding Houston” Report Luncheon. The report features the Understanding Houston initiative’s high-level findings and delves into eight major issue topics, including the environment.
January 2020
On January 28, 2020, Houston organizer Catherine Flowers and Moms National Field Director Heather Toney spoke at the “Trouble in the Air” press conference held by Environment Texas.
December 2019
Members of Moms Clean Air Force in Houston attended the December 6 US Climate Strike.
On December 3, Moms Clean Air Force Texas joined a presentation by the University of Texas Law School Environmental Clinic hosted by a coalition of community organizations at True Love Missionary Baptist Church.
November 2019
Moms Clean Air Force Texas hosted a “Mix and Mingle” on November 20 to talk about solutions to the climate crisis.
October 2019
Members of Moms Clean Air Force Texas attended an environmental stakeholders meeting with Mayor Nirenberg to discuss next steps for the San Antonio Climate Action Plan implementation.
Members of Moms Clean Air Force from around the country, including Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas, testified in Dallas at the only public hearing on the EPA’s proposed repeal of the methane rule. Read more here.
September 2019
Moms Clean Air Force members attended the Houston Global Climate Strike on September 20.
On September 12, Moms Clean Air Force hosted our first ever Mom Power Summit in Houston. The day included powerful speakers, a DJ, and thoughtful conversation on how to take action on climate change.
August 2019
Moms Clean Air Force organizer DeeDee Belmares hosted an EcoMadres community event in Laredo on August 10, 2019. The ecomadres set up two interactive displays to highlight waste and surveyed participants to find out their top five environmental concerns in Laredo.
July 2019
EcoMadres Texas hosted a Climate Action Cafecito at Revolucion Coffee + Juice in San Antonio to discuss the transition to renewable energy and work to demand 100% clean energy for the city.
Members of Moms Clean Air Force Texas attended the sixth annual Play-In for Climate Action on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
June 2019
EcoMadres hosted a cafecito in Laredo, Texas, to discuss environmental issues in the community. Watch the news story.
May 2019
Moms Clean Air Force organizer DeeDee Belmares attended and participated in the Frontlines Oil and Gas Conference in Ponca, Oklahoma.
On May 13, Moms Clean Air Force Texas hosted a Climate Cocktail Hour to bring together individuals working on environmental justice issues.
April 2019
Moms Clean Air Force Texas participated in the Clean Energy Rally at the capitol on April 27, 2019. Texas organizer DeeDee Belmares spoke at the event.
On Earth Day, Moms Clean Air Force participated in the annual San Antonio celebration.
March 2019
On March 18, 2019, members of Moms Clean Air Force Texas traveled to Washington, DC, to testify in support of the lifesaving Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) at EPA’s hearing on the proposal to undermine MATS.
January 2019
Moms Clean Air Force Texas field organizer DeeDee Belmares met with members of Congress in DC to discuss the dangerous nomination of Andrew Wheeler to head EPA. On January 16, 2019, Moms Clean Air Force members (including kids!) attended Wheeler’s nomination hearing to make it clear that as an ex-coal lobbyist, Wheeler is unfit to run EPA. View photos from the meetings and hearing here.
December 2018
Moms Clean Air Force Texas gathered to celebrate the shutdown of the Deely coal plant in San Antonio.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas hosted a “Health Cafecito” at Folklores Coffee Shop in San Antonio.
October 2018
Field organizer DeeDee Belmares attended a series of open houses for the City of San Antonio’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP). DeeDee is a member of the steering committee for the CAAP and joined the open houses to get community feedback and support for the plan.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas participated in the Learning Disabilities of Texas Press Event “Healthy Kids Project ” in Dallas to speak on the potential rollback of the Clean Car Standards.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas hosted a cafecito to celebrate the launch of EcoMadres.
September 2019
On September 12, Moms Clean Air Force Texas hosted a Climate Action Power Summit at Emancipation Park in Houston.
September 2018
Moms Clean Air Force Texas participated in GreenLatinos Advocacy Day in Washington, DC. Field organizer DeeDee Belmares, along with Latinos from all over the country, united on Capitol Hill to meet with senators from their respective states to advocate for various environmental and health issues.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas participated in local Peoples Climate Movement events.
August 2018
Moms Clean Air Force Texas attended the Healthy Families and Community Fair.
Field organizer DeeDee Belmares was appointed to the Steering Committee for San Antonio’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan.
July 2018
Members of Moms Clean Air Force Texas attended the fifth annual Play-In for Climate Action on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
June 2018
Moms Clean Air Force Texas met with the San Antonio Sustainability team to discuss a pilot program to reduce idling in area schools.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas tabled at the Climate San Antonio Community Forum.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas tabled at the San Antonio Climate Action and Adaptability Plan Community Event.
January 2018
Field consultant Krystal Henagan presented at the Greater Bexar County Council of Cities Mayors Meeting.
December 2017
Moms Clean Air Force Texas attended the City of San Antonio’s public launch event of the Climate Action and Adaptation Planning Process.
November 2017
Moms Clean Air Force Texas hosted a screening of From the Ashes at the Brick, San Antonio.
Field consultant Krystal Henagan presented and tabled at the Imagine a Coal-Free San Antonio event hosted by the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club.
October 2017
Moms Clean Air Force Texas attended a Climate Change in San Antonio panel discussion.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas field consultant Krystal Henagan hosted Texas’s Oil and Gas Threat Map telepresser. Speakers included Dr. Adelita Cantu, a public health nurse, and Raquel Lara, mother and grandmother living near oil and gas operations in the Eagle Ford Shale.
September 2017
Moms Clean Air Force Texas participated in the San Antonio Climate Action Coalition petition delivery at the San Antonio City Council Meeting.
Field consultant Krystal Henagan gave a guest lecture at University of Texas Austin’s undergraduate Children’s Environmental Health class.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas presented at the Being Green Social and Environmental Justice Forum in San Antonio.
Field consultant Krystal Henagan spoke at the telepresser The Shaky Economics of the J.K. Spruce Power Plant: Weighing the Costs of a Coal Plant Against Renewable Energy Options, Report by Synapse Energy Economics, Inc.
Field consultant Krystal Henagan spoke at a press conference in San Antonio on the Public Citizen Texas Climate Change Tour.
August 2017
Moms Clean Air Force Texas members attended Congressman Will Hurd’s Town Hall in Helotes.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas co-hosted Lorax Storytime at the Capitol in Austin with the Defend Texas Trees Coalition.
July 2017
Moms Clean Air Force Texas attended the Monarchs & Climate Change: family-friendly STEM event.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas members attended the 2017 Play-In for Climate Action in Washington, DC.
Field consultant Krystal Henagan testified at an EPA public hearing on the Oil and Gas New Source Performance Standards: Proposed Three-Month Stay and Two-Year Stay held in Washington, DC.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas attended the LULAC National Convention in San Antonio.
June 2017
Field consultant Krystal Henagan and volunteer Camille Fiorillo attended and spoke during “Citizens to Be Heard” at San Antonio City Hall.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas tabled at MommyCon in Austin.
May 2017
Field consultant Krystal Henagan testified at the TCEQ Public Meeting for Air Quality Permit Application by Sand Mining of Texas in Pleasanton.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas hosted a Mama Summit in San Antonio.
April 2017
Moms Clean Air Force Texas attended the March for Science in San Antonio.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas attended and tabled at Earth Day Dallas.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas attended the Poteet Strawberry Festival in Poteet, Texas.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas attended the Esparanza Peace and Justice Center Mayoral Forum on Social, Economic, Gender, and Environmental Justice Issues in San Antonio.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas attended the City of San Antonio Climate Resiliency Workshop in San Antonio.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas presented at the U.S. Green Building Council Luncheon in San Antonio.
March 2017
Moms Clean Air Force Texas advised neighbors of Pollos Asados to navigate the complaint reporting process, resulting in the restaurant agreeing to make changes to cut down on smoke.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas helped coordinate signature collection for San Antonio’s Climate Action Plan petition during a screening of Before the Flood.
Moms Clean Air Force tabled at Fresh Air Friday.
February 2017
Moms Clean Air Force Texas met with Rep. Will Hurd’s (TX-23) district director and counsel to discuss Hurd’s vote to repeal the Bureau of Land Management Methane Waste rule.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas hosted a Valentine-making party to express to Congressman Smith our love for clean water, air, and land and our desire to provide our children and future generations a safe, healthy planet. Moms Clean Air Force members delivered these Valentines to Congressman Smith’s office on Valentine’s Day.
Field consultant Krystal Henagan attending a kick off meeting for TX 23 Indivisibles.
January 2017
Field consultant Krystal Henagan responded to questions from a seventh grade Girl Scout troop in Flower Mound, Texas, during their “Breathe Journey,” a national Girl Scout initiative.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas attended the TX 21 Indivisible Kickoff Meeting, an Indivisible chapter for Rep. Lamar Smith’s district, to discuss the nomination of Scott Pruitt to EPA.
December 2016
Field organizer Krystal Henagan attended the Air and Health Collaborative of San Antonio meeting. The meeting highlighted what expectations members of the Air and Health Collaborative have as the City of San Antonio enters into a contract agreement to carry out the study for the City of San Antonio’s 2017 budget item “Public Health Impact Study of Non-Attainment.” Moms Clean Air Force played a leading role advocating for study and its approval.
Krystal Henagan presented at Los Reyes Career Day.
Krystal Henagan, along with her son Tanner and six San Antonio Superparents, met with U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro (TX-20) to voice Moms Clean Air Force’s strong opposition about the nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head the EPA.
Krystal Henagan attended a Karnes County Health Study meeting with partner organizations and health industry professionals.
October 2016
Moms Clean Air Force Texas participated in the National Hispanic Medical Association Southwest Region Policy Forum in San Antonio.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas hosted a San Antonio screening of Before the Flood. A discussion followed the screening with esteemed climate scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe; San Antonio Councilman Ron Nirenberg, who serves as chair of the Alamo Area Council of Government’s Air Improvement Resources Executive Committee; and the City of San Antonio’s Sustainability Director Doug Melnik.
September 2016
Field organizer Krystal Henagan attended a community workshop on sustainable development in San Antonio’s Eastside Promise Zone, a critical San Antonio environmental justice community.
Field organizer Krystal Henagan attended the U.S. Green Building Council’s Texas Chapter Allied Partner Luncheon.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas participated in the EPA’s Smart City Air Challenge Webinar titled “Air Quality Sensors.” The EPA’s Smart City Air Challenge funding is designed for communities to demonstrate their leadership in managing hundreds of air quality sensors at the local level. Field organizer Krystal Henagan is organizing a local collaboration for this grant with individuals from the University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio, the Alamo Area Council of Governments, the Air and Health Collaborative of San Antonio, Moms Clean Air Force, and the Environmental Defense Fund.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas participated in the Texas SEED Coalition/Public Citizen teleconference.
Field organizer Krystal Henagan, Ana Sandoval (Air and Health Collaborative of San Antonio), and Supermom Megan Arredondo delivered 70 letters to all San Antonio council members and Mayor Taylor. The letters were collected in support of the San Antonio Office of Sustainability’s FY17 funding request for a public health impact study for nonattainment.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas participated in the EPA Texas Environmental Justice Quarterly Teleconference.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas attended a public hearing for City of San Antonio Fiscal Year 2017 Proposed Budget.
August 2016
Moms Clean Air Force Texas attended the Bexar County Progressive Organizing Conference.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas attended a Regional Air Quality Branding Committee Meeting.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas attended the Air Quality and Health Collaborative of San Antonio meeting and presented two agenda items. Collaborative members were encouraged to contact their San Antonio council members in support of the proposed 2017 city budget funding request for a public health impact study for nonattainment.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas attended the EPA’s Region 6 Environmental Justice Summit. EPA asked field organizer Krystal Henagan to present during the summit on the efforts and successes Moms Clean Air Force in San Antonio and South Central Texas.
Field organizer Krystal Henagan attended the Climate Reality Leadership Training held in Houston, Texas.
Field organizer Krystal Henagan delivered testimony with her asthmatic seven-year-old son Tanner during a San Antonio City Council Public Hearing for San Antonio’s “SA Tomorrow” Sustainability component planning initiative as part of the City of San Antonio’s Master Plan.
July 2016
Moms Clean Air Force Texas presented on air quality and health at EcoCentro.
June 2016
Moms Clean Air Force Texas hosted a “School’s Out Food Drive” contributing to the over 4,542 pounds of food collected by Moms Clean Air Force chapters nationwide.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas hosted a Mama Summit in San Antonio.
Field organizer Krystal Henagan delivered a presentation, “Air Quality and Health in San Antonio,” at EcoCentro. In attendance was Representative Lloyd Doggett’s (D-TX 35th District) district director, MaryEllen Veliz.
May 2016
Moms Clean Air Force Texas participated in an EPA Environmental Justice Meeting.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas hosted a Mama Summit & Read-In with Judge Nelson Wolff in San Antonio.
April 2016
Moms Clean Air Force Texas attended Palo Alto College PACfest.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas participated in an Earth Day Texas Stroller Brigade at Earth Day Texas.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas presented at an educational assembly for Tuscany Heights Elementary students.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas tabled at Earth Day Houston.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas hosted a Read-in with Boerne Councilwoman Woolard at the Patrick Heath Public Library in Boerne, Texas.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas hosted a Read-In with San Antonio Councilman Nirenberg at Howsman Elementary School.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas tabled at Fresh Air Friday.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas tabled at Colonial Hills Health Fair.
March 2016
Moms Clean Air Force Texas hosted a Read-in with Leon Valley Mayor Riley at Leon Valley Public Library.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas attended Windcrest Health Fair.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas tabled and hosted Read-Ins at Cibolo Nature Center Family Festival.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas hosted a Read-In at the Spring Family Festival in Boerne, Texas.
Field organizer Krystal Henagan attended a presentation by Texas State Climatologist Dr. Nielsen-Gammon, who proudly accepted Moms Clean Air Force’s book Every Breath We Take.
Field organizer Krystal Henagan was selected by the Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG) as a committee member for their Public Education Committee. Krystal will be involved in programming for their “Clear the Air” public education and outreach campaign throughout the 13-county Alamo planning region.
Moms Clean Air Force Texas participated in a press conference on disasters related to extreme weather at San Antonio City Hall.
February 2016
Moms Clean Air Force Texas tabled at the 6th Annual Run for the Heights, 5K Run/Walk, Kids’ Fun Run, & Health Fair.
January 2016
Moms Clean Air Force Texas participated in the Martin Luther King Jr. Pre-March Civil Rights for Kids Experience at the Martin Luther King Jr. Academy in San Antonio. The MLK Jr. Pre-March Civil Rights for Kids Experience provided an opportunity for youth of all ages to learn about our nation’s history, discuss current events, and brainstorm how they can make a difference in the community.
Moms Clean Air Force and Environment Texas teamed up to host an evening watching President Obama give his final State of the Union Address in San Antonio.
November 2015
The Moms Clean Air Force Texas Launch Event brought together community members, public health experts, and elected leaders to discuss Moms Clean Air Force Texas’s scope of work on regional and national campaigns. Speakers included San Antonio Councilman Ron Nirenberg; Diane Rhodes, award-winning Asthma Education program developer for Northeast ISD; and Ana Sandoval MPH. More than thirty people attended, including media and a representative of Texas State Senator Jose Menedez’s office.
October 2015
On October 15, Moms Clean Air Force Texas traveled to La Vernia to meet with Dr. Zac Hildenbrand, with UTA C.L.E.A.R, to discuss air quality research in the Eagle Ford Shale.
On October 14, Moms Clean Air Force Texas participated in the NIEHS/EPA Children’s Centers 2015 Webinar Series: Protecting Children’s Health for a Lifetime.
On October 13, Moms Clean Air Force Texas attended the Alamo Group of the Sierra Club Conservation Committee meeting and gave an overview of our work in the San Antonio region.
September 2015
On September 23, Moms Clean Air Force Texas members testified at an EPA public hearing on Oil and Natural Gas Air Pollution Standards in support of strong methane standards for new sources of natural gas pollution. They urged EPA to consider existing sources as well.
April 2015
Moms Clean Air Force Texas tabled at Earth Day Dallas–the largest Earth Day festival in all of Texas, with hundreds of organizations congregating to connect with the community about the environment. During the event, Moms Clean Air Force volunteers met with hundreds of Dallas area families. We collected signatures for our Play-In for Climate Action petition urging Senator Cruz and Senator Cornyn to protect Texas children for carbon pollution.
January 2015
Moms Clean Air Force staff and members testified at an EPA public hearing on National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ground-Level Ozone in support of stronger federal smog protections in Arlington, Texas.
New Map Shines Light on Communities Most At-Risk From Toxic Air Pollution
“Every Community in This Country Deserves to Breathe Clean Air”: Honoring Freedom and Health on Juneteenth
Pollution From Oil and Gas Flaring Takes a Toll on Our Health
Moms Applaud EPA’s First Step Toward Vinyl Chloride Ban: Moms Make News
Celebrating Two Years of Clean Air Investments: Moms Make News
Tailpipe Pollution Puts the Brakes on Clean Air Progress: Moms Make News
Healthy and Clean Transportation Is Possible
A “Silent Killer” Grips The Nation: Moms Make News
EcoMadres Celebrate Latino Conservation Week: Moms Make News
Climate Change Turns Up the Heat: Moms Make News
At an Ohio Superfund Site, “You Could Smell the Chemicals in the Air and Water”
Diane Wilson, 2023 Goldman Prize Winner: "The Plastic Age Needs to End"
EcoCharla: Contaminación petroquímica y nuestra salud con Antonieta Cádiz
EarthChat: Petrochemical Pollution and Our Health with Antonieta Cadiz
Take Action to Cut Methane Pollution
Legado (Legacy)
Protecting Latino Families from Extreme Heat / Protegiendo A Las Familias Del Calor Extremo
Youth Voices Talk Climate Change
Hispanic Heritage Month: The Power of EcoMadres
Virtual Cafecito: World Asthma Day
EcoMadres #EarthDay Messsage
Virtual Cafecito: Climate Action in Texas
Testimony: Erandi Treviño, EPA’s Proposed Standards for Synthetic Organic Chemical Plants and Polymers and Resins Plants, May 16, 2023
Testimony: Cynthia Palmer, EPA’s Proposed Standards for Synthetic Organic Chemical Plants and Polymers and Resins Plants, May 16, 2023
2025
Authorities warn of extreme heat and open cooling centers in Austin.
New environmental group powered by seniors has Texas crew
2024
- Univision Houston, Los niños de Cloverleaf no pueden salir a jugar si “afuera huele feo”
- The Texas Tribune, EPA rule to slash toxic pollution will affect 80 Texas plants
- The Texas Tribune, Neglected and exposed: Toxic air lingers in a Texas Latino community, revealing failures in state’s air monitoring system
2023
- Environmental Health News, Feeling “invisible”: How language barriers worsen environmental injustice
- Environmental Health News, “Sentirse “invisible”: Como las barreras lingüísticas empeoran la injusticia ambiental
- The Wilderness Society, “The air feels heavy”: One advocate’s fight to put people ahead of pollution
- Goal, Santos Laguna tuvo una convivencia con comunidades vulnerables en Houston
- El Sol de la Laguna, Santistas conviven con personas de comunidades vulnerables en Houston
- El Siglo de Durango, Santos Laguna regala alegría a niños y jóvenes desde Houston, Texas
- Players of Life, El equipo Lagunero, Santos Laguna, comparte momentos inolvidables con comunidades vulnerables en Houston
- Univision, EcoMadres on Noticias Univision 24/7
- Diario Las Americas, Texas: contaminación y calor extremo dificultan la respiración
- El País, Contaminación y calor extremo: la letal combinación que golpea la salud de habitantes de Texas
- TN 23, Contaminación y calor extremo, combinación letal para respirar en Texas
- Agence France-Presse, Contaminación y calor extremo, letal combinación para respirar en Texas
- Raw Story, Emergency room visits surge, Texans die amid dangerous heat wave
- Click2Houston, Emergency room visits surge, Texans die amid dangerous heat wave
- Texas Tribune, Emergency room visits surge, Texans die amid dangerous heat wave
- Houston Chronicle, Houston’s early season of ozone pollution poses health risk to residents, forcing some to say inside
- Houston Chronicle, EPA moves to crack down on toxic zones like Houston Ship Channel
- Houston Chronicle, Community hit by Shell fire while decrying permit renewal for ITC, site of 2019 disaster
- Cronkite News, Phoenix again ranks among most polluted; people of color more likely to be exposed and develop health issues, report says
- Press release, STRONG PETROCHEMICAL RULES ARE ONE STEP CLOSER TO REALITY WITH EPA PROPOSAL, BUT MORE SAFEGUARDS ARE NEEDED TO PROTECT PEOPLE LIVING NEAR FACILITIES
- The Limited Times, Latinas take action for their children: “They see their asthma attacks, their respiratory problems, and they look for solutions”
- Noticias Telemundo, Latinas toman acción por sus hijos: “Ven sus ataques de asma, sus problemas respiratorios y buscan soluciones”
- la Red hispana, New regulations improve the air Latino families breathe
- Univision Houston, Organizaciones ambientales piden a EPA nuevas y más estrictas regulaciones para el manejo de metano
- Univision 24/7, EPA Aprueba Propuesta Para Reducir La Contaminación de Metano
2022
- Law360, EPA Issues Final Standards For Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emissions
- Radio Bilingue, Anuncia EPA las más estrictas reglas para emisiones de vehículos pesados en la historia
- Press release, EPA’s Clean Trucks Plan Helps Protect Families From Dangerous Freight Truck and Bus Pollution, Recognizes Leading State Clean Truck Programs, and Charts the Path to Zero Emissions
- Press release, Texas Moms Applaud Improvements to EPA Methane Rule
- The Pampa News, New Climate Bill to Tackle Texas Methane Emissions
- Houston Chronicle, Houston ISD to add electric, propane buses with $6.2M in federal funds to cut emissions
- Houston Chronicle, Houston region again fails to meet federal ozone requirement set 14 years ago
- Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra, 5 años después del devastador huracán María
- Public News Service, New Climate Bill to Tackle Texas Methane Emissions
- KVUE, Austin leaders push for electric buses in Austin ISD
- Salon, What overturning Roe v. Wade means for pregnant people in pollution hotspots
- Univision, “Los más afectados son los niños”: organización pide a autoridades priorizar la lucha por un aire más limpio
- Grist, What overturning Roe v. Wade means for pregnant people in pollution hotspots
- KERA News, With air quality failing to improve, North Texas may soon be classified as ‘severe’ violator of EPA standards
- Fort Worth Report, With air quality failing to improve, North Texas may soon be classified as ‘severe’ violator of EPA standards
- Public News Service, Researchers Question Cost-benefit of Methane Emissions from Low-Producing Oil and Gas Wells
- Houston Chronicle, Opinion: Text me when the air is unsafe, and don’t shut down air monitors during disasters
- San Antonio Express-News, Public health, not health care, will lower Texans’ medical costs
- KPRC 2, Commissioner Rodney Ellis, clean air advocates call on President Biden, EPA to enact strict safeguards on power plants in Texas
- Texas Observer, A Bipartisan Win for Texas: Electric School Buses
2021
- One Breath Partnership, The Gulf Coast is worth the fight
- Abuelas en Acción, EcoMadres for Clean Air
- Press Release, Moms Speak Up at EPA Listening Sessions for Methane Rulemaking, Voicing Need for Federal Methane Pollution Protections
- Houston Chronicle, Opinion: TCEQ needs to communicate more in Spanish
- Houston Chronicle, Opinion: TCEQ tiene que comunicar en español para todos los tejanos
- Public News Service, Congress on Track to Revive Oil, Gas Methane Emission Limits
- One Breath Partnership, ‘We are fighting for protection’: A conversation with Erandi Treviño of Moms Clean Air Force
2020
- Her Campus, There Is No Climate Justice Without Racial Justice
- One Breath Partnership, Black children have the highest prevalence of asthma in the U.S.
- Scary Mommy, Climate Change Can (And Does) Negatively Impact Pregnant Moms And Babies
- Pod Save the People, What Comes Next (With Joanna Schwartz)
- The New York Times, Climate Change Tied to Pregnancy Risks, Affecting Black Mothers Most
- Houston Chronicle, Tell Environmental Protection Agency black communities need clean air to breathe
- Houston Chronicle, Ground control to Senator John
- Public Citizen, Houston’s Climate Plan Is a Good First Step, but More Is Needed
- ABC News, Climate making air pollution worse, almost half of Americans exposed to unhealthy levels: Report
- The Houston Chronicle, Trump officials reject stricter air quality standards despite link between pollution, respiratory risks
- Press Release, Texas Moms are outraged at EPA’s attack on the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards in the midst of a global respiratory pandemic: Sabotaging these standards is an unforgivable assault on our health
- Mother Jones, Your City’s Air Pollution Could Make COVID-19 Even More Dangerous
- The Center for Public Integrity, A Likely but Hidden Coronavirus Risk Factor: Pollution
- Life Is Good, The Moms Clean Air Force: Fighting for Our Kids’ Health
- Houston Public Media, Report: Houston Had Over 100 Days of Poor Air Quality In 2018
2019
- KUT 90.5 Austin NPR, Port Neches Plant Rocked By Multiple Explosions Was Declared High Priority Violator By EPA
- Waco Tribune Heral, Port Neches plant rocked by multiple explosions was declared high priority violator by EPA
- The Texas Tribune, Port Neches plant rocked by multiple explosions has history of environmental missteps
- Public Citizen, DeeDee Belmares Hired as Public Citizen’s San Antonio Organizer
- Press Release, Moms Clean Air Force Applauds Passage of San Antonio’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan
- Dallas Morning News, Feelings of ‘despair’: Climate change activists testify against EPA plans to roll back methane emissions standards
- Press Release, Moms Clean Air Force to Host Inaugural “Climate Action Power Summit” to Mobilize Communities & Lawmakers to Act on Climate Now
- Salud America, Salud Talks Podcast Episode One: “On Fire”
- Press Release, Moms Clean Air Force Opposes Trump’s Plan to Gut Critical EPA Methane Safeguards for Texas Families
- Press Release, TX Moms Join Members of Congress on Capitol Hill as Part of Sweeping Movement for Climate Solutions
- LMTonline, Ecomadres discuss clean air and climate issues
- KGNS.tv, Local groups discuss environmental issues in Laredo
- Press Statement, Moms Clean Air Force Issues Statement About Petrochemical Fires In Texas
- Public News Service, Texas Moms Testify to Keep Mercury Protections
- Noticiero Telemundo Houston, Video Clip from EPA’s Mercury Pollution Proposal Hearing
- The Rivard Report, Full Accounting of Climate Plan’s Costs and Benefits Called for at CPS Energy Hearing
- San Antonio Express-News, Texas industrial polluters targeted in new report by environmental group
2018
- San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio mom says EPA shouldn’t roll back methane rules
- DFW Child, What to Know (and What to Do) About Air Pollution and Your Child’s Health
- San Antonio Current, Climate Plática This Weekend Aims to Bring Environmental Justice Home to S.A.
- Public News Service, Health Impacts of Oil and Gas Pollution: Texas Mom Shares Her Story
- Houston Chronicle, Environmental group warns of pollution risks from regulatory rollbacks
- Telepresser Audio Recording, NEW REPORT: Trump Administration Attacks on Methane Safeguards Threaten Rural and Urban Families, Adds to Pollution Burden of Vulnerable Populations
- San Antonio Express-News, Environmental group warns of pollution risks from regulatory rollbacks
- The Herald-Zeitung, Quarry opponents await next step from TCEQ
- Rivard Report, Meet the 86 Volunteers Who Will Guide San Antonio’s Climate Plan
2017
- Texas Public Radio, Deteriorating Air Quality In San Antonio Could Mean More Respiratory Deaths
- San Antonio Current, San Antonio’s Ozone Levels Are Too High — but the EPA isn’t Paying Attention. Now What?
- Bloomberg BNA, Outsider From Texas Now Setting EPA Science Panel’s Agenda
- 550 KTSA News, Environmentalists Point To Oil And Gas Threats In TX
- Public News Service, Oil-Rig Map Identifies Pollution Risks to Texas Children
- NOWCast San Antonio, Map shows children, schools, seniors at risk from nearby oil and gas facilities
- New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung, Quarry opponents prepare for battle
- San Antonio Express-News, Quarry plan surprises, riles Comal County residents
- Texas Public Radio, San Antonio Groups Rally To Prioritize Air Quality After State Funding Cuts
- ABC 12 KSAT, San Antonio given another year to get air pollution under threshold set by EPA
- Think Progress, Dozens testify against Trump administration’s proposed delay of key methane rule
- Dallas News, House approves Texan’s bill to delay Obama-era ozone standards for reducing pollution
- KTSA 107.1, Activists Applaud Methane Emissions Ruling
- The Bay City Tribune, Ruling on oilfield methane emissions has Texas implications
- Public News Service, Court Ruling on Oilfield Methane Emissions has Big TX Implications
- Environmental Defense Fund, Just like social causes, environmentalism is about putting people first
- News 4 San Antonio, Governor cuts nearly $1.5 million for air quality planning in San Antonio
- San Antonio Express News, Coalition urges San Antonio mayor to support Paris climate agreement
- San Antonio Business Journal, Paris Accord supporters pressure San Antonio mayor to join “We Are Still In” movement
- The Monitor, COMMENTARY: Trump’s dangerous proposed EPA budget cuts will hurt Texas
- Pleasanton Express, Residents to TCEQ: We want answers
- San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio ozone forecast high for Saturday
- NBC News 4 San Antonio, Company wanting to store high level nuclear waste in Texas suspends application
- San Antonio Express News, Morals in energy
- Houston Chronicle, Lead levels threaten school water
- FOX 29 San Antonio, Sued over air pollution, SE Side restaurant agrees to make changes to cut down on smoke
- Bandera Country Courier, Constituents deliver hundreds of Valentines to local Lamar Smith’s office in attempt to be heard
- San Antonio Post, Clean air activists target SA congressman with reputation as “climate skeptic”
- San Antonio Business Journal, Clean air activists target SA congressman with reputation as “climate skeptic”
- Now Cast SA, Lamar Smith’s office receives pro-science Valentine’s greeting
- San Antonio Express-News, Sandoval fulfills Castros’ wish with District 7 campaign
- The Frontier, Highlights of Scott Pruitt’s EPA hearing
- Houston News, New Congress Moves to Gut Environmental Protections
2016
- Coal Tar Free America, Doctors, Lawyers & Coal Tar Relief: 2016 Year in Review
- Houston Public Media, EPA Hears Comments On Refinery Rule Exemptions
- San Antonio Express-News, Poll indicates public’s desire for cleaner air in San Antonio
- Rivard Report, DiCaprio’s Before the Flood Documentary Calls for Stronger Climate Change Action
- San Antonio Express-News, City Council votes to ban coal-tar sealants, truck idling
- News4SA, Heat Zones and How They Effect Your Child’s Asthma
- San Antonio Express-News, City Council to vote Thursday on banning coal-tar based pavement sealant
- Public News Service, Report Lists Top 11 Companies for Methane Pollution
- El Paso Herald-Post, Report Lists Top 11 Companies for Methane Pollution
- NowCastSA, San Antonio groups brainstorm strategies for cleaner air
- San Antonio Current, SA’s Declining Air Quality Puts the Whole City at Risk
- San Antonio Express-News, Climate change fueling extreme weather in Texas, groups say
- News 4 San Antonio, Helotes mom talks with D.C. officials about better air quality
- San Antonio Express-News, Pollos Asados could soon reopen
- The Rivard Report, Commentary: TCEQ, Alamo Area – Friends or Foes on Air Quality?
2015
- Scholastic, A March for Climate Action
- The Guardian, Global Climate March
- The Rivard Report, Facing Strict Standards, San Antonio Leaders Push for Cleaner Air
- Time Warner Cable News, San Antonio in Violation of New Ozone Standards
- Texas Campaign for the Environment, DFW Residents Rally for Clean Air
- Sierra Club, Huge Turnout in Dallas to Support Methane Standards
- San Antonio Express-News, Barely in compliance now, San Antonio will have to lower ozone pollution
- KABB Fox 29, EPA to set new air quality regulations
- Earthworks, Texas Scientists, Communities, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, Speak Out for Strong Rules to Reduce Harmful Methane Pollution from Oil and Gas Activity
- Truth Out, Scientists, Citizens Call for EPA to Strengthen Proposed Methane Emissions Rules