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As Wastewater Plants Fail, TCEQ Fails to Regulate
Local conservationists seek to boost "beneficial reuse"
"...Association released a "Hill Country Sewage Scorecard" grading local wastewater treatment plants on their pollution contributions to local lakes..."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Opinion: Charity, Not Profiteering
Policy is needed to halt abuses in conservation
"...destroying native habitat, reducing access to clean and plentiful water, and threatening agricultural production. Between 1997 and 2017, over..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Column by Ellen Gass

Neighbors and Green Advocates Slow TxDOT’s Roll
“Parkway” no more?
"...along with environmental groups like Barton Springs Conservancy, Clean Water Action, Environment Texas, and Save Our Springs Alliance, have..."

Dec. 4, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

UT Research Reinforces Anti-Racism at Austin Water
Making equity flow
"...one Austin city department, they're taking concrete steps. Austin Water is using research from a UT-Austin School of Archi­tec­ture..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Pipeline, Drought Key Issues in the Aquifer Conservation District Election
The Aquifer simmers in bottom-of-ballot race
"...The Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District is not only a mouthful to say –..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...Worth of Water The Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District declared a Stage..."

Oct. 16, 2020 News Feature

Red Team Comeback?
Races south, west of town too close for Democrats' comfort
"...House's main environmental committee and passing legislation to protect groundwater, reduce night-sky light pollution, and mitigate flooding, all major..."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project Could Mitigate Effects of Climate Change
Council approves phase 1 of project that could store 60,000 acre-feet of water underground by 2040
"...On Aug. 27, City Council approved Austin Water's contract with an engineering firm to set into motion..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re playing
"...are going to live in,'" explains Sherburn. "There's tremendous conservation along the coast for the science community to deliver..."

June 5, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Opinion: In Permian Highway Pipeline Fight, Property Rights Are the Answer
Eminent domain reform allows us to protect our environment and the rights of Texas landowners simultaneously
"...Edwards and Trinity aquifers – the primary sources of water for most of the Hill Country. Additionally, it would..."

May 1, 2020 Column by Cutter W. González

Day Trips & Beyond: Stay Trips
Daytripping in the age of stay-at-home orders
"...ordinary times you must be a member of Bat Conservation International to visit the cave when the bats come..."

April 28, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

What Happens When Two Academics Fall in Love and Start a Farm?
TerraPurezza Farm studies regenerative agriculture just outside Austin
"...community public health and community nutrition. Orion was in conservation ecology, studying endangered species and their habitat requirements. Both..."

April 3, 2020 Food Feature by Lina Fisher

Opinion: LCRA’s Water Marketing Ambitions Could Lower the Colorado River Below Austin
Environmental activist Rusty Middleton raises concerns over a groundwater pumping plan
"...a permit it is seeking from the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District, the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) plans..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Column by Rusty Middleton

When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?
One policy wonk's view of how we got here
"...2007 I took a newly created job at Austin Water as assistant director of environ­ment­al affairs and conservation. My..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

March 2020 Club Endorsements
Who's backing whom in the Democratic primary?
"...Emily’s List, Jolt Action, NARAL Pro-Choice America, League of Conservation Voters, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Texas AFL-CIO, BOLD PAC,..."

Feb. 4, 2020 News Post

In 1990, We Predicted What 2020 Would Look Like. Did We Get Anything Right?
And since we're here, why not place some bets on 2050?
"...lamenting.) In 1990, sci-fi writer Howard Waldrop imagined undrinkable water and Barton Springs Pool all dried up. He also..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Features Feature by Kimberley Jones

Headlines
"...The city has reopened the popular hiking spot after water samples taken on Nov. 12 showed no signs of..."

Nov. 29, 2019 News Feature

Multicultural Refugee Coalition Celebrates 10 Years of Growing Roots in Austin
Texas transplants find space to grow
"...Conservationist Jon Beall has seen plenty of activity on his..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Day Trips: Sitting Bull Falls, New Mexico
Hidden recreation area in the mountains
"...and tumbles 150 feet to a pool of cool water deep in a desert canyon. The springs are an..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Controversial Pipeline to Cross the Hill Country
The PHP presents potential risks to Edwards Aquifer, and there is little Austin can do about it
"...leaking or spilling into "a major source of drinking water for two million people." Beyond those immediate threats, the..."

Sept. 13, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

City Staff Reports on Risks of Natural Gas Pipeline Through Edwards Aquifer
Council hears from Environmental Officer on Permian Highway Pipeline
"...pipeline and directing city staff to “study the potential water quality impacts a pipeline transporting hydrocarbons would have on..."

Sept. 6, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Local Band Montopolis Scores a Multimedia Ode to the Texas Coast
Galveston (and you) will be blown away by this production
"...audience in a certain direction. There's a lot about conservation, which I'm very interested in, but also just the..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

9 Texas Day Trips That Will Inspire You to Hit the Road
We dip our toe in the nearly 1,500 columns from our resident day tripper
"...Warbird Flights 2402 S Water St, Burnet 512/756-2226 www.highlandlakessquadron.com/home..."

May 13, 2019 Events Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Upcoming Legislative Session
Lawmakers set to tackle immigration, education, legalization, transportation, and more
"...and gas operations, adequate funding for public resources, and water conservation and management...."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup
It's the most wonderful time of the year
"...their name through the Galveston Bay Dolphin Research and Conservation Program. The recipient receives a certificate of adoption, a..."

Dec. 1, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Council Slips Into Relaxation Mode
Light agenda, plus spitballing about biennial budgets
"...• Final adoption of the Water Forward long-range water resource plan (through 2040), which is..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips & Beyond: Pecos National Historic Site
Travel tips for the Land of Enchantment
"...“the Gettysburg of the West” because it was the high-water mark of the Confederates’ invasion into Union territory. Two..."

Oct. 31, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

City Lifts Boil Water Notice
Here's what you need to know before using your tap water
"...You can stop boiling water, Austin! The city officially lifted the week-long boil water..."

Oct. 28, 2018 News Post by Mary Tuma

Land for Water
The city is asking voters to send more money to a little-known program that protects Barton Springs
"...this small cave. Thuesen, a land manager for Austin Water Utility who loves to tell jokes and talk hydrology,..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Headlines
"...City Council meeting this week (presumably they're all treading water, like the rest of us) – the early agenda..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature

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