Environment /tags/environment Environment en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:52:14 GMT TxDOT wants to keep approving its own federal environmental reviews /transportation/2024-12-06/txdot-wants-to-keep-approving-its-own-federal-environmental-reviews The deadline for public comments on TxDOT's environmental powers is Monday at 10:59 p.m. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:52:14 GMT /transportation/2024-12-06/txdot-wants-to-keep-approving-its-own-federal-environmental-reviews Nathan Bernier Austin has little to no 'forever chemicals' in its drinking water. What did the city do right? /energy-environment/2024-12-06/austin-tx-forever-chemicals-pfas-drinking-water-report PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, have been linked to several cancers and other health problems. Out of 29 compounds tested, Austin Water found only faint traces of six. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 16:26:54 GMT /energy-environment/2024-12-06/austin-tx-forever-chemicals-pfas-drinking-water-report Katy McAfee Here's how to catch the 'bird hurricane' of purple martins roosting in Austin this summer /energy-environment/2023-07-26/purple-martin-migration-roosting-viewing-austin-round-rock-texas AGÕæÈË°Ù¼ÒÀÖ Audubon is hosting Purple Martin Parties, where North America’s largest swallow treats the community to a spectacular show. Wed, 26 Jul 2023 18:14:09 GMT /energy-environment/2023-07-26/purple-martin-migration-roosting-viewing-austin-round-rock-texas Krissi Micklethwait How developers and environmentalists made peace in the â€�90s and charted a course for Austin's growth /austin/2023-07-13/how-developers-and-environmentalists-made-peace-in-the-90s-and-charted-a-course-for-austins-growth When a new mayor came to power, he found what he thought would be a compromise â€� a way to build housing for all the people coming to Austin without threatening the city’s ecological gems. It turned out to be more complicated than that. Thu, 13 Jul 2023 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2023-07-13/how-developers-and-environmentalists-made-peace-in-the-90s-and-charted-a-course-for-austins-growth Mose Buchele, Audrey McGlinchy Texas stumbles in its effort to punish green financial firms /energy-environment/2022-04-29/texas-stumbles-in-its-effort-to-punish-green-financial-firms A new Texas law that penalizes financial institutions trying to go green is full of loopholes, and is straight up ignored. But other states are following Texas's punitive approach all the same. Fri, 29 Apr 2022 12:06:37 GMT /energy-environment/2022-04-29/texas-stumbles-in-its-effort-to-punish-green-financial-firms Mose Buchele, Mario Alejandro Ariza In Its Final Phase, Austin's Composting Program Expands To More Than 200,000 Homes /energy-environment/2021-01-05/in-its-final-phase-austins-composting-program-expands-to-more-than-200-000-homes The City of Austin is finalizing a four-year rollout of its curbside composting program, adding 55,000 homes by mid-February. Tue, 05 Jan 2021 21:33:09 GMT /energy-environment/2021-01-05/in-its-final-phase-austins-composting-program-expands-to-more-than-200-000-homes Audrey McGlinchy In The Shadow Of 'Shingle Mountain,' Neighbors Fight To Dismantle A Legacy Of Environmental Racism /health/2020-12-09/in-the-shadow-of-shingle-mountain-neighbors-fight-to-dismantle-a-legacy-of-environmental-racism The residents of Choate Road in Southeast Dallas have seen the rise of Shingle Mountain, a more than 70,000-ton toxic waste dump that was created by a recycling company. Now, they hope the city keeps its promise to tear it down. Wed, 09 Dec 2020 21:25:54 GMT /health/2020-12-09/in-the-shadow-of-shingle-mountain-neighbors-fight-to-dismantle-a-legacy-of-environmental-racism Alejandra Martinez