Top Local Stories of 1999

"...7. EPA threatens non-attainment for Austin. As if Austin's growth weren't..."

Jan. 7, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Year It All Went Wrong

Looking back at club closings in Austin in 1999.

"...any danger of becoming Los Angeles. In 1997, the EPA changed the standards for air quality measurement and decided..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...a significant source of smog. U.S. PIRG wants the EPA to hold the makers of light trucks and SUVs..."

July 23, 1999 News Feature

The Mouse That Roared

Organic Food Production Threatened by the USDA

"...described the national organic regulations proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last December as one of the..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Food Feature by Steve Sprinkel

Naked City

"...Mayor Kirk Watson is splitting in two, with Watson preparing to move into the Littlefield Building downtown with two..."

Nov. 21, 1997 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...to connect all Travis County and City of Austin departments, including police, fire, Emergency Medical Systems, UT, Austin Community..."

April 4, 1997 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...As the Electric Utility Department prepares for deregulation, councilmembers have continued to share a..."

Dec. 20, 1996 News Feature

Burnin' Rubber!

Tires: A Burning Question in Buda

"...of dangerous toxic gases, even though Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and TNRCC studies indicate that cement plants which use..."

Feb. 2, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Let Them Eat Cake

The Return of Tax Giveaways

"...air last year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...."

May 5, 1995 News Feature by Alex de Marban

Best CBD Oil - Buy Top CBD Oils for Pain, Sleep and Anxiety

Review the best CBD oil for pain, sleep and anxiety benefits

"...The Nexus Relief (for inflammation) contains turmeric, DHA, and EPA to serve additional effectiveness and increased CBD absorption by..."

July 22, 2021 Ads Post

The Austin Staycationer: The LINE Hotel

Your close-to-home guide to getting away

"...are disinfected with an electrostatic fog machine using an EPA-approved sanitizing solution between occupancy, with extra attention paid to..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Pipeline, Drought Key Issues in the Aquifer Conservation District Election

The Aquifer simmers in bottom-of-ballot race

"..."I've spent my career primarily as a regulator for EPA, trying to regulate folks that discharge pollutants into surface..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Opinion: We Can’t Let Coronavirus Distract Us From Data Collection and Climate Change

We cannot give companies slack on environmental regulations during the pandemic – and that includes those running energy-gorging data centers

"...the existential crisis that is climate change. Yet, the EPA has relaxed enforcement of environmental regulations for companies who..."

May 1, 2020 Column by Tracy O’Neill

Public Notice: Happy Earth Day!

"...that the world goes 'round, to quote the dearly departed John Prine...."

April 17, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Protesters Descend On Leander Family Pride Event

LGBTQ activists and allies turn out to support attendees

"...Open Cathedral told the Chronicle earlier this week that..."

June 15, 2019 News Post by Sarah Marloff

SXSW Music News: Arthur Brown Cancels Performance After New Zealand Mosque Shooter Plays “Fire”

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown will not play at Waterloo Records today

"...Brown announced the cancelation via Facebook Saturday evening, in..."

March 17, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Mixing Up Your Environmentalism

Plateaued on your earth-friendly efforts? Here are a few ideas to help.

"...methane. However, composting isn’t necessarily the best alternative. The EPA has a food recovery hierarchy on how food should..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Events Post by Bonny Chu

The Luv Doc: The Depravity of a Gruntle

Dragging someone out of black hole is never easy

"...No, this clearly isn't a love advice question, but..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Cut the Corporate Welfare

"...on the city; the Crestview Station area was an EPA Superfund Site very successfully remediated. Any piece of prime..."

May 3, 2018 Postmarks

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...while reducing emissions. The results: Air emissions were below EPA limits for this generation of locomotive...."

March 30, 2018 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Fear & Loathing

Travis County says goodbye to a coyote-killing machine

"...with neither the generally beloved Texas Parks and Wildlife Depart­ment, nor the conservation-focused U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It's..."

Dec. 22, 2017 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Point Austin: A Turning Point?

Flake, Corker, and Straus ... does the new GOP have room for decency?

"...Flake's departure was preceded by that of Tennessee Sen. Bob Cork­er,..."

Oct. 27, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Tracking a Caldwell County Landfill Proposal

Tracking a Caldwell County landfill proposal

"...when its subsidiary in Alabama became ensnared in an EPA Office of Civil Rights investigation into the state's permitting..."

July 21, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Dripping Springs Wastewater Update

The EPA will allow the town to discharge treated wastewater into Onion Creek

"...to discharge treated wastewater (effluent) into Onion Creek. The EPA lifted its objections subject to a nitrogen limit of..."

July 21, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Climate Change: Still Not a Hoax

Reducing carbon emissions with Austin Energy, without the Fayette Power Project

"...of their power plants by 2030. Shortly after Obama's EPA rolled that plan out, 27 states, including Texas, sued..."

April 28, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

The Hightower Report

Why is George Orwell’s 1984 a bestseller again?

"...to attack everything from our public schools to the EPA, dropping executive order bombs on Muslim communities and the..."

April 28, 2017 News Column by Jim Hightower

Headlines

"...Keep Austin Moving: The Texas Depart­ment of Transportation approved its 2017 program, which includes $620..."

March 31, 2017 News Feature

The Hightower Report: How Many Working-Class Populists Are in Trump’s New Government?

More than half of The Donald's Department of Defense transition team have worked as executives or lobbyists

"...the Environmental Protection Agency. Where's he now? Heading Trump's EPA transition team...."

Jan. 27, 2017 News Column by Jim Hightower

Headlines

"...Plan developed over some years in conjunction with the EPA and passed by City Council with much fanfare last..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature

The Hightower Report: How Many Working-Class Populists are in Trump’s New Government?

If you're not at the table, you're on the menu

"...the Environ­ment­al Protection Agency. Where's he now? Heading Trump's EPA transition team...."

Dec. 9, 2016 News Column by Jim Hightower

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