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Defenders: Thousands of Texas wastewater treatment plants dump into waterways

Defenders: Thousands of Texas wastewater treatment plants dump into waterways

Posted by admin | Feb 28, 2019 | News, Planning and Development, Water Quality, Water Resources

AUSTIN, Texas — As part of Boomtown 2040 we are looking into growth and the impact it has on the places we call home. One of the biggest concerns about our area’s growth is water. The KVUE Defenders discovered a growing number of cities are dumping treated...
Senate passes a sweeping land conservation bill

Senate passes a sweeping land conservation bill

Posted by admin | Feb 26, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News

The Senate on Tuesday passed a sweeping public lands conservation bill, designating more than one million acres of wilderness for environmental protection and permanently reauthorizing a federal program to pay for conservation measures. The Senate voted 92 to 8 in...
Wimberley group fighting to keep pipeline out of Hill Country

Wimberley group fighting to keep pipeline out of Hill Country

Posted by admin | Feb 26, 2019 | News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Scenic Beauty

The Wimberley Valley Watershed Association is currently working to oppose and reroute the Permian Highway Gas & Oil Pipeline OUT of the Texas Hill Country and away from the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers. WVWA will be hosting a fundraiser event and kick off for...
Dripping Springs City Council approves resolution to support Hill Country Scenic Highways Bill

Dripping Springs City Council approves resolution to support Hill Country Scenic Highways Bill

Posted by admin | Feb 26, 2019 | Billboards, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty

One week after Hays County Commissions voted to support House Bill 1303, Dripping Springs City Council on Feb. 19 followed suit, passing a resolution of support of their own. House Bill 1303 would restrict the presence of billboards along certain roads in Hays County....
Young advocates set their eyes on tackling light pollution

Young advocates set their eyes on tackling light pollution

Posted by admin | Feb 26, 2019 | News, Night Skies, Scenic Beauty

Earlier this month, the International Dark-Sky Association was contacted by a group of students  from Bioscience High School in Phoenix, Arizona. The group, Helping Achieve a Renewable Planet (H.A.R.P.), has been researching the subject of light pollution and is now...
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