Enough is Enough. EPA Administrator Zeldin Must Go

People are dying in heat waves and floods made more lethal by a warming climate. These deaths are preventable, but Zeldin is choosing not to prevent them. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has abandoned the agency’s mission. He must go. #GameOverZeldin #TXClimate app.sosha.ai/s/O5UjFfXT

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We’ve seen what works:

California now mandates sustainable groundwater use

Spain uses water cooperatives

The EU ties water law to ecosystem health

Texas can do the same—if we act now.
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Smokehouse Creek Fire, One Year Later Texas facing “above normal significant fire potential"

The one-year anniversary of the Smokehouse Creek Fire serves as a stark reminder of the growing wildfire risk in Texas, exacerbated by climate change and urban expansion into fire-prone areas. #txclimate

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This is Luminant’s Martin Lake coal power plant, the biggest carbon polluter in TX (and 4th in the whole US). A 2023 study found that pollution from the power plant was responsible for 4,100 excess deaths from 1999-2020. #txclimate

A US state is sixth in the world for pollution, according to climate scientists This “represents the single biggest health threat facing humanity,” former Vice President Al Gore said at the conference.

“Seven states or provinces spew more than 1 billion metric tons of greenhouse gases, all of them in China, except Texas, which ranks sixth, according to new data from an organization” co-founded Al Gore and released Friday at COP29. www.ktvb.com/article/news... #txclimate

Greenhouse gas emissions in Texas’ electricity sector dropped 19% during 17-year period, report says Texas saw a drop in its overall emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases (GHG) generated by the state’s electricity sector during a 17-year period while seeing a rise in production capacity, accor...

Progress on the electricity front (which should continue to get better and better). Much more work needed on transportation and industrial emissions #txclimate www.ksat.com/news/local/2...