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Naked City
The city makes plans to reduce ground-level ozone in order to comply with an EPA-mandated cleanup schedule.
"...the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission bargained with the Environmental Protection Agency in June over whether the Austin, San..."

Sept. 8, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Naked City
SOS sues the EPA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to do enough to prevent runoff pollution from despoiling Barton Springs.
"...Environmentalists now say the "check here if you won't endanger..."

June 23, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Short Cuts
Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.
"...black-and-white reversal film stock due to pressure from the Environmental Protection Agency. According to Kantor, the EPA is demanding..."

March 3, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Coal Hard Cash
Alcoa has applied for a mining application in Elgin, near Austin.
"...more. Enough, according to a coalition of farmers, ranchers, environmentalists, and suburban professionals who commute to Austin, to dry..."

Sept. 3, 1999 News Feature

Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...swings its doors open to customers at 9:30am Friday, environmental stalwarts George Cofer and Council Member Daryl Slusher will..."

July 23, 1999 News Feature

No Green Acres
Crumbling Landmarks
"...Greener that includes spending $425 million on a new environmental stewardship program, plus $44 million for more open space..."

April 16, 1999 News Feature

News Fit to Censor
Observer Among Media That Went After Real News
"...Articles on Shell Oil and the Environmental Protection Agency published by The Texas Observer made project..."

May 30, 1997 News Column by Lee Nichols

Tracking a Caldwell County Landfill Proposal
Tracking a Caldwell County landfill proposal
"...against a solid waste permit for the planned 130 Environmental Park (located about a half-mile east of U.S. 183..."

July 21, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Point Austin: The Best of Times …
Remaining optimistic in a world spinning into darkness
"...by anti-science demagogues, public support for scientific research and environmental protection remains strong...."

May 5, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Perry's Top 10 Worst Hits
Perry for Prez redux calls for a sojourn down memory lane
"...campaign donors and their corporate interests. Major benefactors saw environmental and health regulations miraculously lifted after hefty sums were..."

June 23, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Green Thoughts in a Green Shade
Adler and Martinez debate enviro records and policies
"...candidates – Steve Adler and Mike Martinez – on environmental matters, featured no grand revelations, but distinctions in nuance..."

Dec. 5, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Point Austin: Texas Brinkmanship
State report card shows plenty of room for improvement
"...population, easily the highest in the nation. On the environmental front, we're No. 1 in the amount of carbon..."

April 19, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Cast Away
Pure Castings, Zavala Elementary, pollution, jobs ... and the neighborhood
"...Board (a predecessor agency to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality), Carman has spent 17 years as an environmental..."

Aug. 28, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

'Chronicle' Endorsements
May 10 municipal elections
"...council members, especially in a first term. He is environmentally engaged and politically pragmatic, bringing together diverse or even..."

May 9, 2008 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

'Chronicle' Endorsements
May 10 municipal elections
"...council members, especially in a first term. He is environmentally engaged and politically pragmatic, bringing together diverse or even..."

April 25, 2008 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Green Events: Sept. 28-Oct. 3
"...Weirdest Commute Contest, and do check out the new Environmental Expo at the Pecan Street Festival Friday and Saturday...."

Sept. 27, 2007 Columns Post

Naked City
TCEQ can't agree on punishing profitable polluters
"...Pay The appointed leadership of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the state's environmental agency, isn't quite sure if..."

April 14, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Naked City
Report claims state's air is much worse than the EPA thinks
"...Everything's bigger in Texas, according to the Environmental Integrity Project and the Galveston-Houston Association for Smog Prevention...."

July 2, 2004 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Up, Up, and Away! Utilities Ready to Raise Rates
The budget gap will be plugged with rising utility rates.
"...of sewer overflows. Unacceptable, that is, to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which is ready to fine the city..."

June 20, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City
Mexican Trucks, Austin's Air
"...requiring the U.S. to let the trucks in. But environmental, public interest, and labor groups have filed an emergency..."

Dec. 20, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Cast a Giant Shadow
Evaluating the mayoral legacy of Kirk Watson
"...the 'mother hen' during the truce negotiations between the environmental and business leaders," says development lawyer David Armbrust, who..."

Nov. 23, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks
Kudos for the Lost Austin issue, and much environmental ado.
"...for it to be heard. In this case, Austin's environmental movement "doesn't just fall, it implodes" and "loses its..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Column

Don't Drink the Water
While pursuing her masters in film at UT, Laura Dunn spent every semester break in Louisiana making Green, a documentary about the toxic 100-mile stretch along the Mississippi River known as Cancer Alley. The film screens at the Alamo Drafthouse this Sunday.
"...people were, specifically when it came to talking about environmental justice issues," Dunn says. "I think it's because they..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Screens Feature by Peter Debruge

Take Five
In the Place 5 Race, Activism Is the Operative Word
"...others, Mary Arnold and Shudde Fath, matriarchs of Austin's environmental movement...."

April 14, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Naked City
Clearing the Air
"...The attacks on Gov. George W. Bush's environmental record are increasing. Two weeks ago, rival presidential candidate..."

Oct. 22, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

It's Not Nice to Fool Mother Nature
Understanding the Science
"...and written by Dr. Ricarda Steinbrecher for the Women's Environmental Trust (WEN), one of Britain's leading environmental charities. Dr...."

Aug. 6, 1999 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Step Outside
California's Smoking Ban... Coming to a Club Near You?
"...for two reasons: first, "to reduce employee exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) to anything other than insignificantly harmful..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Who Is Citizens for a Sound Economy?
"...10 states, including Texas, to convince voters that major environmental legislation, including the Clean Air Act, need to be..."

Feb. 21, 1997 News Feature

Off the Desk:
"...the House's all-out assault on 25 years of bipartisan environmental regulation." Reid also alleges that DeLay's brother Randy "has..."

Aug. 30, 1996 News Feature

Opinion: Texas Gas Programs Not a Solution to Climate Change
The main provider of natural gas to the Austin area has a profoundly flawed climate policy, and is spending substantial funds on greenwashed conservation programs
"...products and services using false or exaggerated claims of environmental protection and sustainability...."

Nov. 26, 2021 Column by Paul Robbins

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