Climate Change

Austin Energy says its plan balances affordability with the city's climate commitments. Some environmentalists and council members strongly disagree.

Five candidates on five topics: Project Connect, I-35, the airport, reducing single-occupancy vehicles and converting car lanes to space for pedestrians and cyclists.

Regardless of how the butterflies fare this year, the long-term prospects for the migration seem to be dimming. Habitat loss, insecticide use and extreme weather all pose deadly threats to the species.

If you’re looking forward to sorting through your food scraps next week, you might have to wait a little longer. While the requirement technically goes into effect Tuesday, many apartment buildings will be slow to adopt the change, if at all.

Austin Water hired consultants to look at how the city combats water loss and to offer new solutions. Meanwhile, the amount of water it loses keeps going up.

It's hot. It's going to get hotter. Prepare yourselves. The heat dome could be headed this way.

Council Member Alison Alter noted that the charging stations are probably not for the average person, but would serve “ride-shares, fleets, other folks who are really trying to transition their vehicles to EVs to help with our environment.”

The growth of Austin's EV fleet will require a simultaneous boom in vehicle charging stations. But the city has to balance its green goals with zoning demands.

Cyril said sorting trash left something to be desired, so he's writing a computer program to help his classmates determine which bin to use.

By the end of the century in Austin, it's possible that half of the days in a given year would have triple-digit temperatures, according to KXAN's former chief meteorologist David Yeomans. The city's outdoor music venues said hotter summers are already affecting business.