The city of Austin released a memo on Jan. 16 showing it is behind on the majority of its sustainability goals to reduce greenhouse emissions community-wide. The Austin City Council adopted the Austin...

UT’s Energy Institute will lead an initiative to detect and fix methane leaks in pipelines and wells in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico, according to an agreement signed on Jan. 15. The...

Hours after President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, he signed 26 executive orders, including four directives following through on the administration’s stated commitment to cut back on renewable...

The Texas Department of Transportation’s ongoing expansion of the Interstate 35 highway is displacing several bat colonies nested in the crevices of the highway’s bridges.  TxDOT is set to demolish...

Longhorns are no strangers to the Texas heat. The brutal sun and oppressive humidity, paired with long walks between stuffy classrooms, only make it harder to stay cool.  Neuroscience freshman...

A United Kingdom-based electric vehicle event held its first stateside event in the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center on the University’s campus on Tuesday. EV SUMMIT, an annual event advocating for...

The City’s Environmental Commission passed a motion on Sept. 18 recommending the city council to partner with the Great Springs Project, a non-profit organization working to create a greenway of protected...

A group of Jackson School of Geosciences researchers received a $5 million grant from the Department of Energy to advance carbon capture and storage infrastructure along the Gulf Coast.  The group’s...

UT researchers discovered over 60% of cities globally receive more rainfall than their rural surroundings, according to a Sept. 9 study.  The study, published by Proceedings of the National Academy...

The water was freezing when Plan II senior Raquel Rubiano dove into Barton Springs on a hot day this summer. She beelined for her favorite cave just beside the diving board. Here, she said she transformed...

Austin City Council finalized a resolution on Thursday to form a climate task force that will design the city’s climate comprehensive bond package, set to be implemented by November 2026.  The task...

The city of Austin implemented a new detour route along the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail at Waller Creek on Aug. 26 as construction on the trail’s original path will last for the next two months,...