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March 29, 2024 News Feature
Can Federal Funds Clear Up Local Water Problems?
Water quality is worst in marginalized communities
"...Richard Franklin has lived in Austin's Colony, an unincorporated..."
Sept. 15, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Opinion: The Outdoor Recreation Economy in Texas Depends on EPA Safeguards
An Austin bike shop owner on why the climate crisis isn't just bad for the environment – it's bad for business, too
"...has experienced the devastating effects of climate change. Walking outside is like walking into a hot oven these days...."
Aug. 25, 2023 Column by Brad Wimberly
Sierra Club Sues EPA Over Texas’ Shoddy Haze Plan
Another development in the Fayette coal plant saga
"...Today, Sierra Club announced it is suing the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to enforce higher air quality..."
June 15, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher
TCEQ OKs Rock and Concrete Crushing Cluster in East Austin
Meanwhile, Lege may make it harder for residents with health concerns to weigh in
"...nestled in a bend of the Colorado River between U.S. 183 and SH 45, is currently a collection of..."
May 26, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Texas Lege Looks to Address Flooding and Drought Without Saying "Climate Change"
Dipping a toe into a pool of options – and money
"...to Texas 2036, a state policy think tank, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates it'll take $65 billion to..."
Feb. 3, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Lumbering Toward a Long-Held Vision for a New I-35
Riding on TxDOT's endless highway
"...finally gotten to the point of releasing its draft environmental impact statement, or DEIS, for the 8-mile stretch of..."
Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Capital Metro’s Zero-Emission Buses Pass First Tests
Austin slowly rocks down to electric avenues
"...infrastructure over five years. The early returns on the agency's electric bus investment have been positive. "They're operating well,..."
Sept. 30, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham
SCOTUS Hobbles EPA, but Climate Tools Remain
Green raw deal
"...end of its dismal term, on June 30, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that took away the..."
July 15, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Opinion: We Have Faith. Now We Need Clean Air.
Addressing methane emissions through robust pollution standards is critical to our future
"...right now to fight climate change is for the Environmental Protection Agency to cut methane pollution from the oil..."
Feb. 11, 2022 Column by Bee Moorhead
1,400-Acre Development Near Hamilton Pool Ignites Push to Protect Salamander
Environmentalists petition to list Pedernales River springs salamander as endangered species
"...Austin's Save Our Springs Alliance and a group of environmental scientists have filed a petition with the U.S. Fish..."
Oct. 8, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Will TxDOT’s Plans for Loop 360 Leave Cyclists and Pedestrians in the Dust?
Bikin’ down the highway
"...As that project moves along in its design and environmental review, those paths have come under scrutiny from active..."
June 18, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham
Austin Leans in Hard to Change TxDOT’s Mind on I-35
The road not taken
"...As questions, concerns, and cries for help from thousands of Austinites,..."
April 2, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
As Wastewater Plants Fail, TCEQ Fails to Regulate
Local conservationists seek to boost "beneficial reuse"
"...of formal enforcement action from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the agency that's supposed to regulate these transgressions...."
Dec. 25, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Read The Platforms
"...death.” Goodbye Roe v. Wade. Fundamentalists will control education, quash gay and trans rights, and install their version of..."
Oct. 12, 2020 Postmarks
Local Activists Call Out Police and Find Themselves Flagged as Threats
Doesn't take much to get on the watchlist
"...coverage of a trove of documents hacked from a multi-agency intelligence center operated by the Austin Police Department. The..."
Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson
Point Austin: It's Accountability Time
Lloyd Doggett on the need for swift action on impeachment
"...U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, began advocating impeachment in the..."
Oct. 11, 2019 News Column by Michael King
Point Austin: From Earth Day to Climate Strike
In a dark time, it's worth recalling decades of progress
"...Considering Hurricane Harvey and now Tropical Storm Imelda, Texans..."
Sept. 27, 2019 News Column by Michael King
Austin’s Least-Loved Landfill May Be Poised to Grow Again
The other ACL: The Austin Community Landfill
"...the county, likes to think of itself as progressively environmental. But neighbors and advocates are worried that local government's..."
Jan. 18, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader
EPA Rejects Coyote Cyanide Ban
Feds reject effort to remove unsafe animal-control tool from use
"...The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has rejected a request to ban..."
Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader
With All Deliberate Speed
Short-handed Council on homelessness, management, and carbon
"...nine-member City Council considered a seemingly short agenda last Thursday, Aug. 10, although Austinites’ yen for earnest testimony stretched..."
Aug. 14, 2017 News Post by Michael King
Hill Top Cafe Under Siege?
The Fredericksburg hub is in embroiled in a battle with the TCEQ
"...in a bureaucratic battle with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality over the source of the restaurant's water. The..."
July 14, 2017 News Feature by Michael King
Climate Change: Still Not a Hoax
Reducing carbon emissions with Austin Energy, without the Fayette Power Project
"...global threat of climate change. The day coincides with U.S. President Donald Trump's 100th day in office; during that..."
April 28, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine
85th Texas Legislature Preview
Can the GOP-run House and Senate get along well enough to get anything accomplished?
"...85th Texas Legislature, it came on the afternoon of Thursday, Jan. 5. In his dual role as lieutenant governor..."
Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff
Top 10 Environmental Stories
We've only got one planet
"...climate change, adding the "C40" agreement that promises more substantial action at the city level – expanded and strengthened..."
Dec. 30, 2016 News Feature by Michael King
EPA Raises Questions About Dripping Springs Wastewater
Opinions differ on Onion Creek water standards
"...the bullet – more precisely, the treated wastewater discharge requested by the city of Dripping Springs as an alternative..."
Dec. 16, 2016 News Feature by Michael King
AMA Calls for a Nationwide Ban on Coal Tar Sealants
American Medical Association seals the deal
"...In 2005, Austin became the first U.S. city to ban the use of coal tar sealants..."
Nov. 25, 2016 News Feature by Michael King
Chronicle Endorsements: Travis County
Endorsements for district attorney, county sheriff, judges, constables, and more
"...Civil Rights Unit to handle officer-involved shootings, ramping up environmental protection efforts, and restoring funding to the Public Integrity..."
Oct. 21, 2016 News Feature
Standing Rock Pipeline Protests Bring New Life to Old Struggles
“It’s about all of us”
"...Lake Oahe along the Missouri River half a mile upstream from the Sioux reservation as a threat to the..."
Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by Greg Harman
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"...of Austin was awarded an $820,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency last week to benefit redevelopment efforts in..."
