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Official Tire Manifest Forms Provided by the City of Austin
"...The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality provides a standard five-part form for..."

Dec. 4, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
"...Firefighters Union Elects New President..."

Nov. 27, 2009 News Feature

Political and Business Leaders Oppose Lake Travis Wastewater Discharge
Leander and Granite Shoals have petitioned TCEQ to lift discharge ban
"...announced this morning that they stand opposed to a petition by the cities of Leander and Granite Shoals to..."

Nov. 13, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Enviros Applaud EPA Choice for Texas Head
The EPA's new regional administrator has a good environmental track record
"...Good news for the environment in Texas: On Friday, President Barack Obama announced his..."

Nov. 13, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

RECA Gets a Splash of Cold Water
LCRA proposes aggressive conservation measures for these drought-ridden times
"...wants" when it comes to water use, warned Tom Mason, general manager of the Lower Colorado River Authority, at..."

Nov. 13, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Cool Cities: AE Task Force
Austin Energy moves one step closer to a generation plan
"...For the last four months, nine representatives of local consumer, environmental, commercial, and industrial..."

Nov. 13, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Obama Picks Environmentalist for EPA Region 6
Armendariz to oversee Texas
"...Barack Obama has selected Dr. Alfredo "Al" Armendariz as Regional Administrator for EPA Region 6, which includes Texas. “It’s..."

Nov. 6, 2009 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Headlines
"...spearheading most of the utility's energy efficiency and renewable production programs...."

Oct. 9, 2009 News Feature

Oops!
"...Development," Cathy Echols was incorrectly identified as a planning commissioner. Also last week, in a story on the Texas..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Column

Landfill Will Top Mount Bonnell in Height
TCEQ OKs landfill's march toward Austin's highest point
"...Austin likes to rest on its green laurels, but with the Sunset Farms Landfill..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Legeland at the DNC: Bill White
Houston mayor turned Senate candidate talks election strategy and enviro policy.
"...It's been a good week for Senate hopeful Houston Mayor Bill White. Not only has he picked up..."

Sept. 13, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines
"...• Persistent severe drought conditions continue to stress Austin's public pools, and the shallow..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature

Cast Away
Pure Castings, Zavala Elementary, pollution, jobs ... and the neighborhood
"...Co. foundry has poured molten metal at its site on Fourth Street in East Austin. The owners have paid..."

Aug. 28, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Does Austin Need Its Own Air Control Bureau?
"...The wild card in Texas air quality protection is the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality –..."

Aug. 28, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

When Does Toxic Become Too Toxic?
"...It might take a degree in environmental chemistry to understand the pollution readings from Pure Castings..."

Aug. 28, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Needs Its Own Air Quality Control Bureau
"...Dear Editor, In regards to Richard Whittaker's article on the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality [“Does Austin Need..."

Aug. 27, 2009 Postmarks

Still Room for Improvement
"...is paving the way for the rest of the nation in a commitment to renewable energy sources, there is..."

Aug. 27, 2009 Postmarks

Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
"...• Three Bad Ozone Days Away Push harder, Austin. That's the message from..."

Aug. 21, 2009 News Feature

Rejiggering the Sunset Process
"...passage of the Sunset rescheduling bill in the special session, lawmakers ensured the doors will remain open at the..."

July 10, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Sunset in the Blistering Heat
Rep. Carl Isett discusses why lawmakers are only rescheduling the Sunset bills
"...With the temperatures in Austin reaching unseasonably high triple digits for the last week, and the..."

June 30, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Sunset Shuffle
Legislature moves the massive Health and Human Services review back two years
"...With only a few hours left of the 81st Legislature, lawmakers..."

May 31, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

When Good Things Happen to Bad Bills – and Vice Versa
Bad bills fly, while good bills die
"...Senate Bill 855: Since no one seems prepared to push through a statewide gas-tax hike..."

May 22, 2009 News Column by the News Staff

Downhill for Webberville
A bill to help Webberville fight the landfill has found few friends
"...into the wound May 5 when the Travis Co. Commissioners Court refused to support it. The bill would have..."

May 22, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

LegeLines
Quick hits from the Capitol
"...to change the obsolete name of the Texas Railroad Commission – which has nothing to do with railroads –..."

May 8, 2009 News Feature by the News Staff

'Chronicle' Endorsements
May 9 Municipal Election
"...the central issue would be how to survive the economic bust. Now that problem is front and center –..."

May 8, 2009 News Feature

TYC, Now TRCC Sees Another Dawn
Home-builder regulators become builder licensers, ignoring Sunset Commission recommendations
"...During Tuesday's debate over the nomination of global climate change doubter Dr. Bryan Shaw to..."

May 7, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Attempt to Derail TCEQ Appointment Fails
Senate confirms Shaw
"...The Senate this afternoon approved Bryan W. Shaw’s nomination to the Texas Commission..."

May 5, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Developing Stories: Protecting the Waterfront (Part 2)
Council vote to determine future of waterfront
"...Storm waters continue to swirl around the redrafted Waterfront Overlay Ordinance, set..."

May 1, 2009 News Column by Katherine Gregor

'Chronicle' Endorsements
May 9 municipal election (early voting, April 27-May 5)
"...the central issue would be how to survive the economic bust. Now that problem is front and center –..."

April 24, 2009 News Feature

BFI Landfill Is for the (Dead) Birds
A homeowner near a BFI landfill thought the scourge of vultures was bad enough – then they turned up dead
"...For Travis County landowner Evan Wil­liams, "it" is the controversial BFI landfill next to his property, and "they" are..."

March 20, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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