What Did Last Week’s Water Crisis Teach Us?
Seven days. That’s how long Austinites went without clean water. For the first time ever, we couldn’t be sure that what was coming out…
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Electric Buses Are Coming To Austin
The future is here. Electric buses have arrived in Austin… and more are coming. Last week, Capital Metro (our city’s public transportation provider) began testing…
What the heck is CodeNEXT? And How Is It Doing?
What the heck is CodeNEXT? It’s the city’s effort to rewrite its land development code (and it will affect everything from transportation, to affordability,…
What’s Inside The New Austin Central Library?
Saturday is the big day. The new $125 million Austin Central Library opens to the public Saturday, October 28th with a whole day of live music and activities….
300 Million Cubic Yards of Trash
In the past few weeks, we’ve talked a lot about the environmental consequences of Hurricane Harvey – flooding, pollution, chemical explosions. But there is yet another environmental…
How To Make This School Year Your Most Eco-Friendly Yet
It’s back-to-school season in Texas. Wondering how you can make this school year your most sustainable yet? We’ve rounded up some resources for both teachers and parents…
The Special Session Has Begun… What Next?
After a short break, the Texas Legislature has returned to Austin for a 30-day special session (which officially began on Tuesday). As a reminder,…
Zebra Mussels Have Arrived in Lake Travis. Now what?
By now you might have heard that invasive zebra mussels have been discovered in Lake Travis… but what does that mean exactly? How will…
The Texas Legislature and the Environment
Keeping up with everything going on at the Texas Legislature can be hard. That’s why last week our radio partner, Shades of Green, brought…
Looking at the TxLege on World Water Day
Today is World Water Day, an official United Nations holiday dedicated to taking action on the global water crisis. Worldwide, 1.8 billion people use a…