God's Steward at the TNRCC

In Barry McBee's Environment, Politics and Religion Mix

"...righter who wants to reduce the power of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The first McBee occasionally goes it..."

Jan. 16, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

TribFest: Oil Terminal Protest Interrupts Buttigieg’s Q&A (But He Doesn’t Mind)

Transport secretary: "I hear you" about Gulf Coast project

"...end of the Texas Tribune Festival’s opening-night keynote with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, a murmur rolled through..."

Sept. 23, 2022 News Post by Lina Fisher

Supremes Navigate Water Law

What is a navigable waterway? Court's latest weighing of limits of Clean Water Act portends future of additional regulatory battles and likely talk of amending the act

"...In the absence of a clear majority ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has left murky the reach of the..."

June 30, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Money's Green, Too

The Nature Conservancy & Big Bidness Makes Cents

"...on television. But Sawhill is no hired hack. In fact, General Motors Corporation and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) have..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Can Federal Funds Clear Up Local Water Problems?

Water quality is worst in marginalized communities

"...the pipe connections came apart in his hands. "The water quality has always been terrible," he says. "It ruins..."

Sept. 15, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

What's Best for Frankie?

Williamson County wastewater deal yields the familiar odor of Commissioner Limmer

"...Sandy and Tracy Vollentine moved into their dream home outside the small rural enclave of Norman's Crossing, south of..."

Sept. 15, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Biden’s Border Wall Decision Draws Local Democrats’ Ire

Environmental laws waived for construction

"...and Congress refused to redirect them. He told reporters Thursday, “They have to use the money for what it..."

Oct. 6, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Adiós! Don't Let the Door ...

A Quick Roundup of the Best and the Worst of the 78th Lege

"...bills passed (or failed to pass) in the final hours. All bills enacted by the Legislature remain subject to..."

June 6, 2003 News Feature

Federal Funds Flow Into Waterloo’s “Confluence”

A creek runs through it, still

"...possible that the name of Waller Creek will become Waterloo Creek, just like that, in the minds of later..."

April 29, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Panels Explore What’s Next for Sustainable Food

How to transition from “eco-depressed” to “making regenerative living sexy”

"...are exploring climate-friendly food and regenerative agriculture by asking questions like: Could tech play a role, and what will..."

March 8, 2024 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Drinking Local: A Cocktail’s Footprint

Where in the world are these cocktail ingredients from?

"...Like all great classic cocktails, there is a lot..."

July 13, 2018 Food Feature by R.T. Frank

Three Dems Aim at Railroad Commission's Williams

Energy industry has too much sway on regulatory body, critics charge

"...name of the identity-challenged Texas Railroad Commission, which is actually the regulatory authority of the oil and gas industry...."

Feb. 15, 2008 News Feature by Amy Smith

County Permits TXI Aggregate Mine

Controversial sand and gravel mining project wins approval

"...On Tuesday, the Travis County Commis­sion­ers Court voted 3-2 to approve..."

Jan. 29, 2010 News Feature by Michael King

Environmental Cage Match

After a history of pulling its punches, is EPA finally forcing TCEQ to clean up the Texas air?

"...Twentysomethings are typically attracted to Austin for its casually hip vibe, graduate school,..."

May 28, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The First Earth Day, 1970

Austan Librach remembers

"...uprising – born of anger over unregulated air and water pollution and directly inspired by the mass anti-Vietnam War..."

April 23, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Point Austin: From Earth Day to Climate Strike

In a dark time, it's worth recalling decades of progress

"...oceans and cryosphere (ice caps, snow ice, all frozen water). It is neither easy nor reassuring reading. Although the..."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Column by Michael King

The Showdown at Lick Creek

As once clear water runs dark, a community defends its natural heart

"...caused his home's decline in value. About a mile upstream, at the headwaters of the east fork of Lick..."

July 2, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Enviro groups call for more, not fewer, limits on power plant emissions

"...TexPIRG's Chris Cardinal explained that according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, every single fish sample caught in..."

Aug. 13, 2004 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

EPA Raises Questions About Dripping Springs Wastewater

Opinions differ on Onion Creek water standards

"...yet dodge the bullet – more precisely, the treated wastewater discharge requested by the city of Dripping Springs as..."

Dec. 16, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

The Government Shutdown Hits

Affordable Care Act takes effect as Tea Party throttles government

"...That's closing too. The Tea Party's shutdown of the U.S. federal government is in effect...."

Oct. 1, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

News Roundup: Death and Lawsuits

Ken Paxton has a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week

"...morning have left three people dead, two due to gunshots from APD officers...."

July 6, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Shattered Icon

Living Legend Ann Richards Steps Off the Pedestal

"...illustration by Doug Potter..."

Oct. 24, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Neighbors vs. Neighbors

A profile of the Central Texas struggle over Alcoa Rockdale and its plans for expansionAlcoa announces new "voluntary" emissions reductions.

"...delivers a friendly, rambling talk on the progress of water district legislation at the Capitol, another water board official..."

July 27, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...early voting locations, p.26) -- but voting is not actually done in the stores. County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir says..."

Oct. 25, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Coal Hard Cash

Alcoa has applied for a mining application in Elgin, near Austin.

"...of rich black soil and an ample supply of groundwater just below the surface, the land was once part..."

Sept. 3, 1999 News Feature

Keeping Austin Wild

As the population swells, officials and activists look for ways to preserve open space

"...and flirt. I sat for a while below the waterfall, and when I got out saw a four-foot snake..."

July 8, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The Hightower Report

Obama and Congress Can End Mountaintop Removal; and A Bailed-Out Bank Bails Out Its Bankers

"...waste that buries the stream and contaminates downstream drinking water so badly that it runs black out of the..."

April 3, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Final arguments in the redistricting trial are slated for Tuesday morning; on Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice gave..."

Dec. 26, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

County and State Do Have Regulatory Authority

"...local governments to federal law requirements and compliance authority actions (be it Environmental Protection Agency, United States Army Corps..."

Jan. 4, 2010 Postmarks

The Hightower Report

The Pentagon scraps Internet voting; and Bush's mining allies make molehills out of mountains

"...Actually, this contract did pit American voters against a foreign..."

Feb. 27, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8     NEXT ›    8 »