Environment

Travis Audubon is hosting Purple Martin Parties, where North America’s largest swallow treats the community to a spectacular show.

When a new mayor came to power, he found what he thought would be a compromise — 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.

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.

The City of Austin is finalizing a four-year rollout of its curbside composting program, adding 55,000 homes by mid-February.

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.