Pollution /tags/pollution Pollution en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 12 May 2025 10:01:00 GMT As a new neighborhood grows in East Austin, some worry about its polluted past /energy-environment/2025-05-12/east-austin-tx-tank-farms-springdale-polluted-oil-companies-atxplained Modern new developments are opening on the site of former tank farms, one of the city's most notorious environmental controversies. Mon, 12 May 2025 10:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2025-05-12/east-austin-tx-tank-farms-springdale-polluted-oil-companies-atxplained Mose Buchele Funding freeze for I-35 expansion denied in heated CAMPO vote /transportation/2024-05-13/i-35-expansion-funding-capital-area-metropolitan-planning-organization-vote-air-pollution Despite air quality concerns, the CAMPO board opted to continue funding the I-35 expansion over worries the money could disappear. Mon, 13 May 2024 23:07:06 GMT /transportation/2024-05-13/i-35-expansion-funding-capital-area-metropolitan-planning-organization-vote-air-pollution Nathan Bernier Austin area has dangerously high levels of air pollution, according to new EPA standards /energy-environment/2024-02-19/austin-area-has-dangerously-high-levels-of-air-pollution-according-to-new-epa-standards Once a region is determined to be in violation of air quantity standards, the federal government can withhold funding for transportation and other projects or refuse to issue permits for initiatives that would exacerbate the pollution. Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2024-02-19/austin-area-has-dangerously-high-levels-of-air-pollution-according-to-new-epa-standards Mose Buchele Lady Bird Lake has looked kind of junky lately. Here's why. /energy-environment/2022-10-14/austin-town-lake-garbage Years of drought, a build-up of litter, increasing vegetation, and the death of grass carp have all played a role in the condition of Town Lake. Fri, 14 Oct 2022 19:54:22 GMT /energy-environment/2022-10-14/austin-town-lake-garbage Mose Buchele San Marcos is reconsidering economic incentives for film studio project after protest /energy-environment/2022-07-05/san-marcos-is-reconsidering-economic-incentives-for-film-studio-project-after-protest A grassroots group, known as Protect the River, has sprung up in response to the film studio's development. Its goal is to protect the San Marcos River and the Edwards Aquifer from development. Tue, 05 Jul 2022 10:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2022-07-05/san-marcos-is-reconsidering-economic-incentives-for-film-studio-project-after-protest Riane Roldan Eliminating fossil fuel air pollution would save about 50,000 lives, study finds /energy-environment/2022-05-18/eliminating-fossil-fuel-air-pollution-would-save-about-50-000-lives-study-finds Burning oil, coal and other fossil fuels releases plumes of tiny, dangerous particles. A new study estimates that eliminating that pollution would save about 50,000 lives in the U.S. each year. Wed, 18 May 2022 12:18:52 GMT /energy-environment/2022-05-18/eliminating-fossil-fuel-air-pollution-would-save-about-50-000-lives-study-finds Rebecca Hersher How much energy powers a good life? Less than you're using, says a new report /health/2022-04-12/how-much-energy-powers-a-good-life-less-than-youre-using-says-a-new-report Americans use nearly four times the energy researchers say is needed to live a happy, healthy and prosperous life. Tue, 12 Apr 2022 21:17:37 GMT /health/2022-04-12/how-much-energy-powers-a-good-life-less-than-youre-using-says-a-new-report Laura Benshoff A new grocery store is open in Austin. But don't eat the produce. /life-arts/2022-04-08/plastic-bag-store-art-installation-blue-genie-art-bazaar Inside The Plastic Bag Store, an installation open this month at Blue Genie Art Bazaar, everything is made of plastic. After patrons peruse the aisles, the space transforms into a theater, and the puppet films begin. Fri, 08 Apr 2022 10:01:00 GMT /life-arts/2022-04-08/plastic-bag-store-art-installation-blue-genie-art-bazaar Marisa Charpentier Austin will keep running Fayette coal power plant, missing key climate goal /energy-environment/2021-11-01/austin-will-keep-running-fayette-coal-power-plant-missing-key-climate-goal The city had wanted to shut down its portion of the plant by 2022 to meet carbon emissions goals. Austin Energy now says that won't be possible. Mon, 01 Nov 2021 22:52:41 GMT /energy-environment/2021-11-01/austin-will-keep-running-fayette-coal-power-plant-missing-key-climate-goal Mose Buchele Illegal air pollution in Texas dropped more than 50% during the pandemic. Experts fear it's an outlier. /energy-environment/2021-10-14/illegal-air-pollution-in-texas-dropped-more-than-50-during-the-pandemic-experts-fear-its-an-outlier A new report analyzing data gathered by the TECQ finds the drop stemmed largely from the pandemic-related downturn in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries. Rising production in 2021 is already leading to a comparable rise in illegal pollution. Thu, 14 Oct 2021 21:34:43 GMT /energy-environment/2021-10-14/illegal-air-pollution-in-texas-dropped-more-than-50-during-the-pandemic-experts-fear-its-an-outlier Andrew Schneider