Environment
Monday, February 4, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Environment
In light of urgent United Nations report, Austin updates climate plan
When Austin developed its Community Climate Plan in 2015, declaring its ambition to become a carbon neutral community by 2050, the plan was heralded as a landmark decision by Council.However, that was before leading United Nations scientists alerted the citizens…
Friday, January 18, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Environment
Environmental Commission debates 30 years of history to approve project
At the Environmental Commission, the third time was not the charm to recommend a change to the land plan of the Senna Hills Municipal Utility District. The proposed change would repurpose 11.73 acres of irrigation land with two developable acres…
Wednesday, January 16, 2019 by Mose Buchele
Environment
Scientists discover three new species of salamander in Central Texas
A team of biologists announced this week they’d found three new species of rare salamanders in Central Texas. The discovery of any new species is big news in science, but in Texas – where the fate of salamanders and people…
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 by Mose Buchele
Environment
Austin spent millions taking them out of the flood plain. A new map puts them back in.
A massive update to Austin’s flood plain map shows about 3,000 properties are at higher risk of flooding than previously thought. But a review of the map shows the new threat is most concentrated in some neighborhoods where the city…
Friday, September 21, 2018 by Mose Buchele
Environment
A massive change in Austin’s flood map says thousands more homes are at high risk
Around 3,000 more Austin properties will find themselves in high-risk flood-plains thanks to a new National Weather Service study called Atlas 14. Those new flood designations could impact everything from what you pay for insurance to how you build your…
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 by Mose Buchele
Environment
Zebra mussels found in Austin Water intake pipes
Divers have found large amounts of invasive zebra mussels at intake pipes that feed Austin’s water supply, opening up a costly new challenge for the city’s water utility.Austin Water had seen evidence of the small, rectangular mussels in water samples…
