Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...berms are also slated for removal, using a tree-friendly "air spade." Meanwhile, Movies in the Park will carry on:..."

July 18, 2008 News Feature

Lawn Mower Program

"...(including lawn mowers) contribute approximately 5-10% of the total air pollution (particularly carbon monoxide) in urban areas. Some differences..."

April 23, 2007 Postmarks

Shortsighted Ignorance

"...for the citizens of Texas in terms of particulate air pollution and mercury air emissions but will make Texas..."

Feb. 12, 2007 Postmarks

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

The ever-dapper Teddy Roosevelt, the "no-mow" movement, and more

"...gas-powered lawn mower for one hour emits as much air pollution as driving a car for 13 hours, according..."

May 26, 2006 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Smoking Ban Good

"...would burn my lungs so badly and cause my hair and clothing to reek with such a killer stench..."

Jan. 18, 2006 Postmarks

Letters at 3AM

We take cars for granted, yet people have been living like this only a short time, and, when this era exhausts itself, people may never live like this again. What will they think of us, I wonder.

"...There would be no suburbs. There would be no air transport. No goods would be delivered by truck. It..."

June 10, 2005 Column by Michael Ventura

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Residents of a high-end Hays Co. subdivision object to a rock crusher over the aquifer and in their backyards

"...As the chairman of the Buda Chamber of Commerce, Dick Schneider doesn't..."

July 25, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

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A No-Laner Downtown?

"...including additional congestion at "nearly all" intersections, and additional air pollution and congestion as people drive around to find..."

Feb. 21, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Letters at 3AM

With inaction, inattention, cowardice, and stupidity, Americans are watching tyranny take shape in plain sight before our eyes, while the overwhelming majority say and do nothing.

"...the American Medical Association reported a month ago that air pollution kills as many as secondhand smoke -- residents..."

June 28, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

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TxDOT, VexDOT

"...Carman struck the most somber tone, warning of increased air pollution and citing recent studies that show increased cancer..."

May 3, 2002 News Feature by Dave Mann

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"...country singer Rick Treviño!) to urge Texans to reduce air pollution by maintaining their vehicles, combining errands, car-pooling, and..."

March 29, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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Make Your Mower Cleaner

"...equipment is responsible for between 5%-10% of the total air pollution in urban areas, contributes to the formation of..."

March 15, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

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"...The candidates dueling to become master-developers of the Mueller Airport project made their public presentations to a packed meeting..."

March 8, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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Further Lost Austin fallout and enviro-rhetoric from our readers.

"...Fairly low pay has always been a problem, but our..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Column

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Theatre reviews! Film reviews! The Summer Smut Issue! Get your snipes here!

"...work? Why on earth would you suppose that Mssrs. Faires and Polgar have only "amateur theatre" as their reference..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Column

All Together Now

City makes some headway on synchronizing traffic lights

"..."It's coming to grips with its size. This is fairly typical of cities that have experienced the kind of..."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Jonathan David Carroll

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The outcome of a light rail ballot item in San Antonio may foreshadow our own light rail vote in November.

"...The Rev. Richard "Tank" Tankerson, the chairman of VIA, San Antonio's transportation authority, says his agency..."

May 5, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

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Think Positive

"...we now take down those stupid signs at the airport that wealthy citizens see when they get off the..."

May 8, 1998 Column

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The Xicanindio Poet

"...under four editors (whom I would rank somewhere between fair and middlin') and five managing editors (whom I'd rank..."

April 11, 1997 Column

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Off the Desk:

"...an electric one. Gasoline-powered mowers can emit as much air pollution per hour as several dozen cars. So to..."

April 11, 1997 News Feature

Capital Metro’s Zero-Emission Buses Pass First Tests

Austin slowly rocks down to electric avenues

"...230,000 pounds of greenhouse gases, and a reduction in air pollution," a Cap Metro spokesperson said in an email...."

Sept. 30, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Transit Talk

"...to help with congestion, affordability, access to jobs, and air pollution. If you care about transit, ask the City..."

July 31, 2018 Postmarks

Solar Solution for AISD

"...to global warming, and improve public health through reduced air pollution. The benefits of solar also extend to the..."

July 26, 2018 Postmarks

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...died prematurely in 2013 because of indoor and outdoor air pollution, according to data presented at the annual American..."

March 23, 2018 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Railroad Commissioner

It ain't about the railroads

"...worked on several Dem campaigns and criticizes fracking and air pollution, competes with Roman McAllen, a former Brownsville city..."

Feb. 9, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Luv Doc: A Nicely Dressed Window

True friends will hound you mercilessly until you get your act together

"...layer of bush. Nowadays, however, even a wisp of hair is rare down there, and I just read an..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Big Bend Pipeline?

Conservation Alliance opposes international gas project

"...less reliance on dirtier coal, a major source of air pollution in the region. A series of thorough stories..."

April 27, 2015 News Post by Michael King

SXSW Eco Wrap

“Nature doesn’t need people, People need nature”

"...– such as sea level rise, food scarcity, and air pollution – seemed to rope in a whole new..."

Oct. 9, 2014 News Post by Jessi Cape

Headlines

"...to eat broccoli. Next up for the Supremes: Is air pollution a problem for those who choose not to..."

March 30, 2012 News Feature

Comp Plan Combo Platter

The comp plan process reaches critical density

"...the plan – to host this weekend's Austin Futures Fair. He hopes the three-day "public idea gallery" will inspire..."

Oct. 1, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

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