What About Non-attainment?

"...by now, Austin is likely to be declared in "non-attainment" of the federal Clean Air Act next summer. Many..."

Jan. 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Gifted and Talented Education Programs Turn the Lights Out on Non-White Students

"Race is the greatest predictor of who succeeds and fails in American public education"

Nov. 22, 2019 News Feature by Autumn A. Arnett

Pushing Back Against Ozone

Clean Air Force continues fight to stay out of EPA doghouse

"...on air-polluting activities so that Austin doesn't fall into "non-attainment" (violation) of the EPA's air quality standards. The CAF's..."

Aug. 18, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Austin is now officially in non-attainment of the Clean Air Act's ozone standard, but it's still unclear how Texas cities will enforce the federal law.

"...Hooray! We're in non-attainment! Now what do we do? After months and years..."

March 16, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Road Block

"...whose air quality is bad enough to be in "non-attainment" status (i.e., Beaumont-Port Arthur, Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso, and..."

June 11, 1999 News Feature

Naked City

"...this should move D-FW from the "moderate" category for non-attainment of air quality up to the "severe" status currently..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

Naked City

Austin and the surrounding cities and counties still have a long way to go before they reach an agreement on reducing ozone emissions that everyone can live with.

"...overseen by the TNRCC, once an area goes into non-attainment. Even though we're not there yet, CAMPO is already..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Capitol Chronicle

The Lege attempt at air pollution control gets shot down in court.

"...The state's major urban areas are all either in "non-attainment" (Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth, and El Paso) or near non-attainment..."

May 3, 2002 News Column by Michael King

The Numbers Game

Read Council's Lips: No New Taxes

"...issue. Unless the current trend reverses, Austin will reach non-attainment of federal air quality standards when the EPA makes..."

May 29, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

Ozone of His Own

Texas environmentalists wonder when George W. Bush will face up to the consequences of killing the Tejas emissions-reduction program.

"...funding too, and some urban progressives who lived in non-attainment areas could see that Bush and Whitmire were only..."

Sept. 8, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

The Watson Way

Mayor Kirk Watson talks about challenges for austin during his next term.

"...need to do, you have to be declared [a non-attainment area]. And that creates problems. We have not sat..."

March 31, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Naked City

The city makes plans to reduce ground-level ozone in order to comply with an EPA-mandated cleanup schedule.

"...the TNRCC proposed that in exchange for a deferred non-attainment classification, the state would implement an Accelerated Attainment Agreement,..."

Sept. 8, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Miles to Go

A transportation bond package combining roads and light rail is planned for November.

"...and Capital Metro and Smart Growth and I-35 and non-attainment and commuter rail and all the rest get blended..."

March 10, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

LIGHT RAIL 101: The Facts, Figures, & Terms You Need to Know

"...Non-attainment means failing to meet federal air quality standards. The..."

April 4, 1997 News Feature

Naked City

"...seen to be the threat of Austin becoming a "non-attainment" area. If the ozone level exceeds federal standards of..."

July 7, 1995 News Feature

Naked City

"Upset emissions" pose a not-so-nonroutine threat to air quality

Aug. 27, 2004 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

It's a Wrap!

A Legislative Wrap-Up on the 77th Session

"...attempt to "incentivize" air pollution control in the state's non-attainment areas -- had been whittled a bit in the..."

June 1, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Top Local Stories of 1999

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

Jan. 7, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Postmarks

The beefs this week: Chronicle reporter Robert Bryce on CNN, genetically engineered foods, Steamboat, John Aielli, Paul Minor, and more.

"...in the Central Texas region have been designated as non-attainment yet. Non-attainment status is designated by the Environmental Protection..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Column

Heavy Pedal

Will City's Bike Plan Ever Hit the Road?

"...of life, but also threatened to place Austin in non-attainment of Environmental Protection Agency air quality standards. Non-attainment would..."

May 15, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

Environs Agreeing on Air

"...Worth, Houston-Galveston, Beaumont-Port Arthur, and El Paso - as "non-attainment" areas. Originally passed by Congress in 1970, the Clean..."

Sept. 15, 1995 News Feature

Crisis Pregnancy Centers: Money for Nothing

Despite unprecedented taxpayer investment, state-funded CPCs deliver few services

"...importance of air quality in pulling cities out of non-attainment status, which some federal funds are contingent upon. "This..."

July 20, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Capitol Chronicle

The grandfathered pollution exemption celebrates its 30th birthday, and the Lege takes another look at cleaning up the air

"...Texas law the EPA's distinctions between ozone "attainment" and "non-attainment" regions of the state -- when in fact the..."

April 6, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

"...lower limits as part of their struggle to avoid non-attainment of Clean Air Act standards...."

Feb. 8, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

The Year It All Went Wrong

Looking back at club closings in Austin in 1999.

"...today. In 1996, Austin was classified as a near non-attainment city for ozone air quality, meaning the city wasn't..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Tied to the Tracks

"...to diversify. Especially if our air quality deteriorates into non-attainment [of federal air-quality standards], it'll drive down the tolerance..."

April 4, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

So What's the State of the State?

Gov. Perry gives budget speech to joint House, Senate meeting

"...$5,000 incentive towards buying a plug-in hybrid car in non-attainment areas...."

Jan. 27, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Dallas-Fort Worth, and El Paso, which have earned EPA non-attainment classifications. Officials hope to avoid a similar fate for..."

June 3, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Capitol Chronicle

Surveying the George W. Bush Legacy in Texas

"...our major urban areas are either in or approaching "non-attainment" to national standards for reducing smog -- not just..."

March 16, 2001 News Column by Michael King

On The Lege

Grandfathers Win

"...to the point that the cities will be declared non-attainment zones, thereby subjecting them to a panoply of federal..."

April 16, 1999 News Column

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