This study, completed by the National Oceanic and Atmostpheric Administration (NOAA) in 2018, shows that central Texas has a much higher flood risk than was previously thought at the time. This study has resulted in considerable efforts in Austin and elsewhere to update floodplain maps, flood...Read more
A report produced by Katherine Hayhoe with ATMOS Research and Consulting that summarizes the climate impact projections for Austin centered on the 2020's, 2050's and the 2080s.Read more
This fact sheet, produced by Austin Beyond Coal, discusses the health impacts of the Fayette Coal Plant on the Austin community.Read more
This equity tool was created by the Austin Office of Sustainability in collaboration with the Community Climate Planning Steering Committee and their Equity Working Group.
This tool is intended to guide the Community Climate Planning Process to make sure that equity is at the forefront of...Read more
A summary of Austin's Community Climate Plan, including climate projections for Central Texas for the next 25 years and their plans for how to mitigate and adapt to these changes.Read more
This image is a screen shot of Austin's power system infrastructure taken from Energy Justice Network's community mapping website. This website allows onlookers to discover the type and location of proposed, operating, and closed power plants in their area.
This image shows a picture of Austin, Texas during the 2021 polar storms, serving as a powerful representation of the (infra)structural inequality manifested in the City’s system of emergency response. The empty office buildings of downtown Austin are shown lit up. East Austin, by contrast, which is home to much of Austin’s Black and Latinx communities, is a sea of darkness. This image exemplifies how, as an assemblage of desires, technologies, and techniques, the grid both materializes the ethical issues of petro-racial capitalism and promotes its problematic solutions.
This is an image of the transposed well infrastructure of Santa Rita No. 1, which, in 1923, marked the discovery of oil and gas assets on University Lands. The royalties gained from oil and gas leases not only helped develop UT Austin's campus. They were also a significant tool for Austin's general economic development. The City of Austin partnered with the state and with the local, flagship campus of the University of Texas to develop strategic research centers and infrastructures that would help lure high-tech industry to Austin, a strategy for diversifying and protecting the Texas economy from the volatilities of oil and gas markets.
A report produced by Katherine Hayhoe with ATMOS Research and Consulting that summarizes the climate impact projections for Austin centered on the 2020's, 2050's and the 2080s.Read more