CLEAN - Making Houston a Healthier Place to Live

The Citizens League for Environmental Action Now is working to clean up the air we breathe and improve the overall quality of the environment we all depend on. We offer solutions to improve Houston's air quality that will benefit Houston socially and economically. We encourage the public to speak out on these issues.

Latest Articles

The New Rule: Precaution over speed and greed
I have known guest blogger Jane Dale Owen for more than a decade. She is one of Houston’s leading environmental champions and president of Citizens League read more

Muddy Waters: Sand Mining the Endangered San Jacinto River
On a cloudless day, I flew in a Cessna Skyhawk over the San Jacinto River to witness the devastation being caused by sand mining. read more

Sustainable Solutions for the San Jacinto
Seeing the San Jacinto River from a bird’s eye view made one thing clear: although sand mines have eaten huge chunks out of the bottomland hardwood ecosystem. read more

Shareholders Standing Up: A Movement for the 21st Century
The voices of shareholders and investor coalitions grow louder and more effective every year. They demand corporate responsibility for the impact their business has on the environment. read more

Hurricane Season 2010: Study Examines Houston-Galveston Area Vulnerability
Early forecasts warn that the warm sea surface temperatures could bring a troubling hurricane season this year. Meteorologists at the Colorado State University’s Tropical read more

Clean Coal Fantasy
What do energy company commercials and coal advocates mean when they use the term
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The Impact of Recycling on Climate Change: Not just a drop in the bucket
Recycling for the 21st Century can make a significant impact on climate change. Recycling lowers the greenhouse gas emissions associated with extraction of raw materials to make products, manufacturing and waste disposal. What you see in the landfill is just the tip of the iceberg: For every ton of municipal trash, 71 tons of waste are produced during manufacturing, mining, oil and gas exploration, agriculture and coal combustion. read more

Advances in Energy Technology Promise More Than Global Warming Solutions
Advances and breakthroughs in technology this year range from energy efficiency with plug-in electric cars to improving ways to tap into energy from the wind and sun. read more

Challenge 2010: Climate change solutions require common sense and political will
Climate change is the challenge for this decade. Time is running out to avoid tipping points that can take the planet over the threshold into large, catastrophic environmental. read more

Bright Future in Low-carbon Economy
A world where wind turbines and solar projects replace oil rigs, and hybrid and electric vehicles replace gas-guzzling SUVs is beginning to take shape as more people. read more

Never-give-up Fighting Spirit Needed to Prevent Global Warming Catastrophes
On December 7, the day world leaders gathered in Copenhagen for negotiations on global warming, renowned NASA Climatologist Dr. James Hansen, had some discouraging. read more

New Technology Offers a Real Time Close-up Look at Emissions
Reducing toxic air pollution and petrochemical industry emissions that contribute to the production of ozone are critical to public health and mitigation of global warming. There have. read more

Update: What has CLEAN been up to in 2009?
The past six months have found CLEAN busy conducting Toxic Tours, environmental justice awareness projects and an educational campaign related to important climate. read more

New EPA Administrator Brings Hope to Texas
In June, Lisa Jackson, the new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator, held meetings in Dallas with leading Texas environmentalists to learn about the. read more

Bhopal Survivors Tour Visits Houston
A group of victims of the 1984 Bhopal Gas Disaster organized a 33 city tour of the U.S. and Canada to mark the 25th anniversary of the event and raise awareness. read more

Construction on Rasbach Environmental House Started
After extensive designing and planning, construction on the Rasbach Environmental House has begun. The house is scheduled to be completed this summer. Citizens League. read more

CLEAN and other environmental groups discuss EJ issues with the EPA
In May, CLEAN, TEJAS, GHASP and Mothers for Clean Air met with EPA officials to discuss environmental justice concerns of communities living in close proximity to the. read more

CLEAN’s Brays Bayou Wildscape Garden: Native plant rescue for beauty and survival
“If we destroy this ecosystem, we will be in big trouble,” cautions Doug Tallamay, author of “Bringing Nature Home.” The destruction of natural habitat at the current rate. read more

Anne Rolfes: Bringing buckets of help to fenceline communities
Anne Rolfes, founder and program director of Louisiana Bucket Brigade (LABB), is known as a leading pioneer of low-cost air sampling, soil testing and health surveys. With. read more

Wilma Subra: Chemist helping communities find justice in toxic environment
Wilma Subra started Subra Company, a chemistry lab and environmental consulting firm, in 1981. Her goal was to help citizens and communities understand exposure and. read more

Hurricane Ike: Lessons Learned
Hurricane Ike is becoming known as the third most costly hurricane in US History. It will take years for the upper Texas Coast to recover socially, environmentally and. read more

Hurricane Ike: What’s left behind
Driving down Broadway in Galveston you might think life is getting back to normal after the nightmare Hurricane Ike left behind. There’s not much debris on curbsides. read more

Clean Updates and Highlights

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