Join us in welcoming our new staff member, Gracie Israel, Community Organizer. Gracie will expand our grassroots effort by raising awareness of water justice and climate issues, building relationships with community members across our region, and allowing community expertise to inform our work. She will also support our existing community-centered policy work. Learn more about Gracie.
This summer interns and fellows will lend important support to our legal work. Read more about them below.
Local tools are where that data becomes actionable. They reflect community-specific conditions, incorporate lived experience, and support targeted advocacy. They are more nimble and better positioned to respond to immediate challenges.
On April 28, we went to City Council to deliver a clear message: Houstonians deserve transparency, accountability, and real results from our infrastructure investments.
Four years ago, Bayou City Waterkeeper sparked a federal enforcement action to address the sewage pollution that has plagued the
The consent decree established a pathway to accountability and required the City to begin fixing its system. It also created new transparency requiring Houston to track and report sewage overflows in ways communities can see and respond to.
