After months of back-and-forth, the EPA has officially withdrawn its objection to the City of Dripping Spring's permit to to discharge up to 995,000 gallons of treated sewage into Onion Creek each day. Why does that matter? As a reminder, the permit application has raised a lot of concern here in Austin because Onion Creek flows...
It's summer in Austin, which means that the temperatures are rising...
Looking to do your part to lower your carbon footprint and lead a greener lifestyle? Then this workshop series is just the thing for you. Austin Energy Green Building's popular Green By Design series has returned. Throughout the month of August you can learn how to build, remodel, or buy...
Affordability. Gentrification. Traffic. These are some of Austin’s most pressing problems… but how do we fix them? That’s what we’ll be discussing at our July Civics 101 Happy Hour, designed to teach millennials in Austin how to engage with and participate in local government. RSVP today for "Civics 101: Affordability,...
Why don't we have more mass transit in Austin? It's a question that comes up a lot. We look to other cities and think, why don't we have a subway, or a bunch of trains crisscrossing the city? Well, here is your opportunity to help bring...
Sponsored Post - from Austin Resource Recovery We’ve all seen it. That egregious piece of trash poking out of the neighbor’s recycling can, or that big pile of cardboard boxes tossed directly into the dumpster and then sent on to the landfill. It’s understandable why these mistakes...
They're back. The purple martins have returned to roost in Austin before they continue on with their migration to South America. This year, they're roosting at the parking lot of Texas Land & Cattle at the junction of I-35/290. Every Friday and Saturday night at 8pm from July 7th to July 29th Travis Audubon will be celebrating...
The City of Austin is planning for the future… and it needs your help. Our city’s water utility, Austin Water, is currently in the process of developing Water Forward, a 100-year plan that will ensure that Austin has a diversified, sustainable, and resilient water future into the next...
The Trust for Public Land recently ranked Austin's park system 46th amongst the 100 largest US cities. It wasn't exactly the kind of stellar review or ranking that Austin is used to receiving. Now, a group of environmental organizations are calling on our local elected officials to...
Your tax dollars have been put to work. The first project funded by the 2016 mobility bond was completed late last month. So what is it? The first project to come out of the bond is the Chesterfield Avenue sidewalk. It's 1,800 feet long, cost $130,000, and connects...