STOP SEWAGE IN BARTON CREEK! TCEQ, the state’s environmental protection agency, wants to let Houston businessman Stephen Cleveland build a sewage treatment plant at US 290 and Sawyer Ranch Road. TCEQ has just issued a draft permit that would let Cleveland dump up to 45,000...
Join the City of Austin’s Circular Economy Program for a new, virtual networking series, Circular Meet-Ups. Happening the first Tuesday of every other month, Circular Meet-Ups provide an opportunity for local business owners, start-ups and sustainability professionals across all industries to connect and learn more...
If you want to learn more about the Austin Justice Coalition, you've come to the right place. Join us for our general Body meetings where you can learn about what's going on in the organizations and hear from other community organizations! We will discuss our...
April's That's My Face will be a discussion of "Judas and the Black Messiah" facilitated by Ya'Ke Smith. We will talk about the film, the legacy of Fred Hampton and the Black Panther Party, and the role of activism in our community today. We encourage...
Each April, Keep Austin Beautiful mobilizes hundreds of volunteers for an incredible day of community service throughout the Greater Austin Area. This year, we are encouraging individuals and members of the same household to remove litter from their favorite neighborhood spots, and are offering a...
Join the Chicken Keeping Community! Register today for a FREE class about chicken keeping presented by the City of Austin Keeping chickens is a great way to keep your food waste out of the landfill. Chickens can recycle your food scraps. Chicken keeping and composting...
*Esta información está en español abajo.* The Reimagining Public Safety City-Community Task Force is hosting a community listening session to solicit feedback on ways to reimagine public safety + center those voices most directly harmed by policing or other public systems. Everyone who lives or...
According to a recent study, Black and brown children are more likely to be suspended or expelled from Texas schools than white students. For example, a statewide study from the 2018-2019 school year showed Texas’ schools disciplined Black students nearly five times the rate of...
How healthy is the air inside our buildings? The recent pandemic has focused public attention on indoor air quality (IAQ), ventilation and human health while using buildings. Attendees at this seminar will learn about the variety of ways to achieve good indoor air quality in...
Our monthly Austin Sierra Club meeting will be online via Zoom. We'll start off with Announcements on current events... Tonite's main program is a discussion with Lucia Athens, the City of Austin’s Chief Sustainability Officer. Lucia will speak about projects that the Sustainability Office is...
