The Texas Department of Health has issued fish consumption advisories for over 329,000 acres of lakes and rivers in Texas, including the entire Gulf of Mexico. Mercury is a potent neurotoxin that causes learning and developmental disabilities in children. Ten percent of all mercury released into the air in the U.S. comes from coal-burning power plants in Texas. The Texas Legislature failed to take meaningful action on mercury last session, and Clean Water Action and our allies are gearing up to make this a major issue in the upcoming legislative session.

When people think of Texas, they typically conjure up images of cattle ranches and oil rigs. They might also think of pollution from coal plants, since Texas leads the nation in greenhouse gas emissions from these sources. But Texas also leads the nation in energy from wind turbines, and is among the leaders in potential energy from solar power. In Texas as elsewhere, a major debate is under way on future energy policy. With your help, Clean Water Action can persuade our leaders to wean us off of our addiction to fossil fuels and take aggressive action to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy programs instead.

With the threat of global warming and fossil fuel prices rising, nuclear power is being hailed once again as a solution to future energy needs. In September 2007, NRG Energy filed for a construction and operation license for two new nuclear reactors at the South Texas Project near Bay City, and since then four additional nuclear plants have been proposed.

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We are working in local communities and at the state level on behalf of sustainable water policies that protect drinking water at its source, preserve wetlands and aquifer recharge Azones, and conserve water for the future. We are working to persuade policy makers to prioritize conservation above expensive new reservoirs and treatment plants—a policy that would also save the energy needed to treat and distribute this water.

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Population growth, a changing climate and recurring drought are straining Central Texas’ limited water resources. Conserving water is the cheapest and best way to meet future water needs. Water utilities, public officials, the business community and the general public all need to act now to conserve water for the future.

Texas Clean Water Fund is offering presentations to community groups such as homeowners associations and neighborhood associations in the Austin region on why and how to conserve water. Download and print our brochure on water conservation. (pdf, 876 kb) Get more information, set up a presentation for your organization or volunteer to help.

To learn more about water conservation in Texas and to take action, see Clean Water Action's Texas state page.

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