type:comm_enviro Archives - San Antonio Report

Air conditioning units are seen atop a Southtown apartment complex on Wednesday.

Air conditioning technology needs an update — and San Antonio could be on the cutting edge

by Brett Elmendorf August 13, 2022August 13, 2022

Commentary: Air conditioning is an area ripe for improvement and, without exaggeration, necessary to our survival on this planet.

Steam rises out of the nuclear plant on Three Mile Island, with the operational plant run by Exelon Generation, in Middletown, Pennsylvania on March 26, 2019.

It’s time for Texas to go big on nuclear energy

by Jorge Velasco July 21, 2022July 20, 2022

David Allen White stands in front of his home that received a white roof makeover.

How we’re making San Antonio hotter — and how we can help cool it down

by Bill Barker July 9, 2022July 9, 2022

Construction equipment sits in Leon Creek floodwaters last July near U.S. Highway 90. The area is prone to flooding.

Memories come flooding back: How lessons from history can help San Antonio manage stormwater

by Charles Blank June 9, 2022June 8, 2022

Advanced Solar workers install solar power panels as part of the Advanced Solar All Inclusive Incentive Program.

Why CPS Energy needs to stop subsidizing solar

by Tuan Pham April 6, 2022April 5, 2022

People enjoy the newly-opened skywalk at the Robert L.B. Tobin Land Bridge at Phil Hardberger Park in April. The 1,000-foot-long skywalk was a new addition to the land bridge which cost $23 million and was funded in part by the 2017-2022 bond package.

2022 bond can help San Antonio add to treasury of open spaces with arboretum on the South Side

by Henry Cisneros October 17, 2021October 16, 2021

In her book, Hayhoe encourages readers to look for common ground when discussing climate change.

New book discusses how to find common ground when talking about climate change

by Monika Maeckle September 28, 2021September 28, 2021

New book on Mountain Cedars challenges long-held myths

by Monika Maeckle August 14, 2021August 14, 2021

Texas flags fly near an electrical substation in Houston, Texas. Millions of Texans lost their power when winter storm Uri hit the state and knocked out coal, natural gas and nuclear plants that were unprepared for the freezing temperatures brought on by the storm. Wind turbines that provide an estimated 24 percent of energy to the state became inoperable when they froze.

Nuclear power is key to the future of green energy in South Texas

by Mike Chapline August 10, 2021October 12, 2022

Prairie flowers and grasses dominate the landscape along the San Antonio River.

Weed out invasive annual grasses to keep Texas looking like Texas

by Kelly Lyons August 7, 2021August 7, 2021