Clean Water
Houston’s $2 billion sewage consent decree: Two years down, 13 years to go
Are we any closer to finding justice in the sewers? Two years have passed since a federal judge in Houston
Updates
Clean Water
Texas blocks WOTUS within our watershed
Decision blocks common-sense rule that protects nation’s wetlands Houston, Texas — Today, a federal district court in Texas issued an
Climate Justice
Lawsuit Challenges Biden Decision to Open 73.3 Million Acres of Gulf of Mexico for Oil Leasing
Legal challenge takes on one of the largest lease sales in U.S. history, which raises serious threats to climate, Gulf
Groundwork
We’re hiring law and policy staff
Bayou City Waterkeeper is hiring, with the goal of expanding our staff to meet our communities’ law and policy needs:
Protecting Wetlands
Defending our wetlands in court, again
Update 2/14/23: Federal judge Jeffrey Brown has consolidated the State of Texas’ and industry groups’ lawsuits into a single proceeding
Protecting Wetlands
The latest WOTUS rule, explained
On January 18 of this year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Army published what is intended to