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Can the Austin Airport Speed Up Its Sorely Needed Expansion?
Explosive growth and understaffing lead to long lines and near-misses
"...its travel budget, and passenger traffic at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport – now known as AUS – increased 25%..."

May 24, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Opinion: Clean Air Can’t Wait – How We Can Improve the I-35 Project
There are urgent environmental considerations to the highway expansion
"...In April, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality announced that the Austin area now..."

May 17, 2024 Column by Natasha Harper-Madison

Black and Latino Neighborhoods Face Worse Air Pollution, Study Finds
Highways, plants in East Austin fuel health inequality
"...Medical School at UT-Austin has found that poorer air quality in Austin neighborhoods with a higher population of color..."

March 22, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Save Roy Creek
"...threatens dwindling water supplies in the area; The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality plans to do nothing about it...."

Feb. 18, 2024 Postmarks

Fitzhugh Neighbors Still Furious About Proposed 5,000-Seat Concert Venue
Enviro groups say development will pollute creek and aquifer
"...The battle over a proposed 5,000-seat amphitheatre on Fitzhugh Road just west of Austin is raging hotter..."

Feb. 1, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...Project Connect Challenged: Project Connect, promised to overhaul transportation in Austin,..."

Jan. 12, 2024 News Feature

Why Austin Can’t Seem to Quit Its Despised Coal Plant
Locals continue to get coal for Christmas
"...closure of the Fayette Power Project, the coal plant responsible for about a quarter of our city's greenhouse gas..."

Dec. 1, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...in San Marcos: Officials from Texas State University announced on Monday that the school will host the first general..."

Nov. 24, 2023 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...Mike Siegel Announces City Council Campaign On Tuesday, Mike Siegel, who has previously served as assistant..."

Oct. 20, 2023 News Feature

Elon Musk's Boring Co. Slapped With More Environmental Violations
We Musk ask you to follow the law
"...Elon Musk's Boring Co. facility in Bastrop is having a..."

Oct. 13, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Eastside Residents Decry Cluster of Rock Crushers
TCEQ says it’s out of their hands
"...Just months after the Texas Commission on Environ­ment­al Quality granted Ranger..."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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 community in Austin's extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) east..."

Sept. 15, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Oil Exec Wants to Redirect Austin’s Drinking Water For His Private Lake
Pending permit would disrupt flows amid severe drought
"...A multimillionaire oil executive, Greg Garland, is trying to dam the..."

Aug. 17, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

How Much of the Colorado Should We Leave Up to Elon Musk’s Discretion?
Tesla uses a massive amount of water while the Boring Co. attempts to dump its wastewater into the river
"...a deal with Tesla, selling it a 2,000-acre site on the banks of the Colorado River in Southeastern Travis..."

Aug. 11, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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

Legislature Ensures More Gas Production in Texas, Less Renewables
Assessing this session's environmental impact
"...The Legislature's war on renewable energy came back with a vengeance this session...."

June 2, 2023 News Feature 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
"...Dog's Head, a stretch of far East Austin's extraterritorial jurisdiction nestled in a bend of the Colorado River between..."

May 26, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

How a Small Town Has Fared as a Microchip Factory Brings in Billions
Has Taylor, TX, become Boomtown, TX?
"...Rydell started negotiating with Samsung Electronics in January 2021 and has watched as closely as..."

April 28, 2023 News Feature by Abe Asher

Can Plum Creek Handle City of Kyle’s Exponential Growth?
Plum dumping
"...Plum Creek as it currently does. But the creek won't be able to withstand that influx, advocates say, unless..."

April 14, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Texas Environmental Penalties Are Increasing
Time for tougher regulation
"...Just two days after a public hearing in Bastrop considering a permit application from Elon Musk's Boring Co. to..."

March 31, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...But, the MonkeesOn Tuesday, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals launched..."

March 31, 2023 News Feature

Advocates Scrutinize Sweeping Senate Water Supply Bill’s Strategy
Environmental impacts still need to be assessed
"...In a public hearing Monday, the Senate Water Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Committee’s Chair,..."

March 23, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

These Anti-Trans, Border, and Water Bills Gained Steam This Week
Making moves in the Lege this week ...
"...Outside, on the steps of our grand Capitol, hundreds of LGBTQ+..."

March 24, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Billionaire Wants His Own Town, Go Figure
Musk Town headed for Bastrop isn't "paradise" Elon proposed, either
"...Elon Musk has been espousing his vision to create a..."

March 9, 2023 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Coalition Fighting Another Proposed Amphitheater Near Dripping Springs
Environmental groups call on TCEQ to reject wastewater permit
"...Nearly a year after community pushback slowed progress on the planned Violet Crown Amphitheater in Southwest Austin to..."

March 3, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Got Repairs or Debris Following the Ice Storm? Here's What to Do.
Who to call, where to go, and how best to get back to normal
"...• To request storm debris collection, call 512/974-2000. Austin Resource Recovery's 35 contracted and city..."

Feb. 10, 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
"...the temperature goes up," says Jennifer Walker of the National Wild­life Federation. "They're talking around it without naming it,..."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Texes Lege Preview: Will the Sun Set on Texas Commission on Environmental Quality?
Lege, advocates push embattled environmental agency to try harder
"...The embattled Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will have its moment in the..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Proposed Amphitheater Near Dripping Springs Faces Neighbor Opposition
Traffic concerns clash with 5,000-capacity plans off Fitzhugh Road
"...A 5,000-capacity amphitheater proposed for a portion of Hays County just southwest of Austin is meeting..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

Rep. Vikki Goodwin, HD 47
“... Actually figuring out solutions to our epidemic of gun violence”
"...Rep. Vikki Goodwin, who's served on both the Environ­mental Regulation and the Homeland Security &..."

Jan. 6, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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