Austin just marked a major milestone in its fight against climate change. Last week, our city's electric utility (Austin Energy) announced that it had begun receiving energy from the East Pecos Solar Facility, a new 120 megawatt solar plant in West Texas. Austin Energy has...
Environmental advocates gathered at the Texas State Capitol last week to protest the Texas Senate confirmation of Kelcy Warren to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. Warren has been a controversial choice to the commission ever since Texas Governor Greg Abbott first appointed him. That's because...
Remember that $720 million transportation bond (Prop 1) that voters approved back in November? For a while, it was all anyone could talk about...
Earth Day is right around the corner and luckily, here in Austin, you have lots of ways to celebrate. Here's how you can get involved: 1. Attend Earth Day ATX - This year's festival will take place on Saturday, April 22nd from noon to 7pm at Huston-Tillotson...
Looking for better access to healthy food? Even though Austin is known as being a "foodie" city, many neighborhoods have little or no access to fresh, healthy food. In order to gain a deeper understand of the extent of the problem, the city is currently in...
If you've been following along with local news, you know that a draft of our city's new land development code (aka CodeNEXT) has been released. Last week, the City of Austin shared information with the public on the ways that the new land development code...
From the Sustainable Food Center - How does an evening filled with the best food and drink Austin has to offer sound? Join the Sustainable Food Center in celebrating the bounty of Central Texas at the 10th Annual Farm to Plate benefit on May 10th! Farm to Plate features...
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The City of Austin is planning for the future...
Austin continued to profess its support for electric vehicles with a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week for Electric Drive, a new electric transportation hub in downtown Austin. Located along West 2nd Street near the Seaholm Power Plant, Electric Drive features: Dedicated parking for two electric vehicle charging stations...