CITY PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
City Breaks Ground on $23M Land Bridge to Connect Hardberger Park
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The bridge connects two halves of Hardberger Park in Northwest San Antonio over Wurzbach Parkway, which cuts through the middle.
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Gov & Politics
SAWS Says Bid Dispute Won’t Stop Flow of Vista Ridge Water
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SAWS officials say they’ll be ready to take the water when it starts flowing in 2020, regardless of the outcome of a lawsuit with a construction contractor that has threatened to hold up a portion of the project.
Environment
Monarch Butterfly Observers Expect Largest Migration in a Decade
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Based on robust activity in the monarchs' primary Midwestern breeding grounds, one monarch expert predicted "the migration should be the strongest since 2008."
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Miles and Miles of Pipes Underground Provide Waterful Solutions to the SA Community
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SAWS manages, inspects, and cleans more than 12,000 miles of underground water and sewer pipes, which is equivalent to the distance from South Texas to Australia.
Gov & Politics
San Antonio Ends Drought Restrictions After Wettest September on Record
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Starting Tuesday, outdoor irrigation use is permitted any day of the week before 11 a.m. and after 7 p.m.
Environment
Proposal to Bring Nuclear Waste to Texas Is Back on the Table
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A plan to bring highly radioactive waste to West Texas has restarted, and anti-nuclear activists are back at work trying to get it killed for good.
Environment
Regulators Clear the Air on How Stricter Ozone Scrutiny Will Affect Local Business
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The vast majority of existing businesses would see no changes, though some may be required to report additional information to the TCEQ.
Environment
Devils River Landowners Say Wind Farms Threaten Wild Character of Texas’ Last Untamed River
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Members of the Devils River Conservancy have launched a campaign called “Don’t Blow It,” to advocate against wind development along the Devils and Pecos rivers.
Environment
For UTSA, Cibolo Preserve in Boerne Still ‘A Natural Outdoor Laboratory’
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This week, the University of Texas at San Antonio announced it had renewed its research partnership with Cibolo Preserve, a 644-acre island in an ever-growing sea of development established by San Antonio entrepreneur and philanthropist Bill Lende.
Environment
McCullough Avenue Displays Show Reimagined Space During PARK(ing) Day
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Organizations assigned a parking spot each used their space to show what their vision for McCullough Avenue.
Environment & Nature
The Blue Hole, Mother Spring of the San Antonio River, Is Flowing Again
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Clear, cold water now bubbles up from depths, contained by a stone well at the Headwaters at Incarnate Word sanctuary next to the University of the Incarnate Word campus.
Commentary
Climate Change Is More Than an Environmental Issue for San Antonio
Climate change is a global problem, but its causes and impacts are local. These changes will impact our quality of life in San Antonio.
By Ana Sandoval and Douglas Melnick