by admin | Apr 30, 2021 | Community, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Planning, Water Resources
A new poll by the Value of Water Campaign released today shows that American voters’ support for increasing federal water infrastructure investment (78 percent) remains high, is bipartisan, and is on par with eliminating COVID-19 and strengthening the American economy...
by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | Community, Groundwater Resources, News, Water Resources
Robert Mace, Ph.D., is the Executive Director and Chief Water Policy Officer at The Meadows Center for Water and the Environmentand a professor in the Department of Geography at Texas State University. Mace has worked as a water researcher for over 30 years, and his...
by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | Community, Equity in the Outdoors, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Water Quality, Water Resources
A new proposal from the state’s environmental agency would make it easier for community members who don’t speak English to participate in the public permitting process for refineries, chemical plants and other industrial facilities. The proposed rule follows a...
by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | Community, News, Riparian Management, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Quality, Water Resources
Gaylord Nelson, the former Wisconsin Governor and founder of Earth Day, had a particularly salient quote that interestingly enough didn’t reference the environment. He said, “The ultimate test of a person’s conscience may be the willingness to sacrifice...
by admin | Apr 27, 2021 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty
A Dallas entrepreneur says he plans to build what he’s calling an environmentally friendly development on 1,400 acres in the Texas Hill Country, with an aim toward preserving much of the land for future generations. The development, called Mirasol Springs, is being...
