Environment Archives - Page 30 of 96 - San Antonio Report

Nora Balmer, 6, right, dances with her sister, Mae, 3, while wearing handmade butterfly wings during the Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival at Confluence Park on Saturday.

Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival migrates to Brackenridge Park

by Raquel Torres October 6, 2022October 7, 2022

The San Pedro Creek Culture Park is one part of the Westside Creeks restoration project.

Here’s a first look at the latest completed segments of San Pedro Creek set to open soon

by Shari Biediger October 3, 2022October 6, 2022

A Texas horned lizard that was born and raised in captivity at the San Antonio Zoo is released into the wild on a Blanco County ranch in an effort to repopulate a once common reptile which is now extremely rare.

San Antonio zoologists see hopeful signs in scat of Texas horned lizards

by Lindsey Carnett September 29, 2022September 29, 2022

A forecasted third straight year of La Niña could mean South Texas will see a drier, warmer fall and winter. Pictured, the Medina River ran dry in August due to the extreme drought affecting the Hill Country near Bandera.

Warm, dry forecast for winter in San Antonio could dash dreams of sweater season

by Lindsey Carnett September 28, 2022September 30, 2022

Nonprofits are paying farmers to not water crops in bid to conserve supply

by Jayme Lozano and William Melhado, The Texas Tribune September 26, 2022September 26, 2022

In a new partnership with an independent power producer CPS Energy will add 180 megawatts of solar power which is enough to power more than 30,000 homes on a hot day.

CPS Energy to add 180 megawatts of solar power to portfolio from West Texas facility

by Lindsey Carnett September 21, 2022September 21, 2022

Ken Drummond loads his pickup truck with bags of corn to be used as feed for deer on his hunting land.

Skinny deer, plump doves: Drought affecting game animals in different ways

by Lindsey Carnett September 19, 2022September 19, 2022

An excavator sits in Leon Creek floodwaters near Pinn Road and State Highway 151 in July. The area is prone to flooding and is being considered for $16 million in hazard mitigation infrastructure as part of the 2022 bond.

As San Antonians brace for more — and worse — flooding, regional plan targets $1B for flood control

by Lindsey Carnett September 14, 2022September 15, 2022

The city’s Solid Waste Management Department will launch new trash collection routes beginning in November for some San Antonians.

City to add staff for litter cleanup, adjust trash collection days for some

by Andrea Drusch September 7, 2022September 8, 2022

Councilman Mario Bravo (D1) and other council members propose a plan to invest CPS Energy revenue to address high energy bills.

Let’s invest CPS revenue in real solutions to high energy bills

by Mario Bravo September 7, 2022September 6, 2022