Events
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Press Releases
Mayor Turner Announces TCEQ Approval of Largest Urban Solar Farm in the Country
April 22, 2022 -- In celebration of Earth Day 2022 and to mark a significant project development milestone, Mayor Sylvester Turner today announced the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) granted permit approval for the Sunnyside Solar Farm. ...
Mayor Sylvester Turner Signs Sweeping Decarbonization Policy for City Buildings
April 22, 2022 -- Today, Mayor Sylvester Turner signed a sweeping decarbonization policy for City-owned and operated buildings, following the recent release of the two-year update on Resilient Houston and the Climate Action Plan (CAP). ...
Mayor Sylvester Turner Releases 2 Year Update For Resilient Houston And The Climate Action Plan
March 23, 2022 -- To celebrate the two-year anniversaries of both the Resilient Houston strategy (released February 2020) and Climate Action Plan (released April 2020), the City of Houston has released a two-year, combined update and a new digital interface to track progress on ongoing initiatives. ...
Mayor Turner Announces Purchase Of Electric Vehicles For City Fleet
February 23, 2022 -- Today, Mayor Sylvester Turner and Houston City Council announced approval to purchase 97 battery electric vehicles. The new electric vehicles (EVs) will replace internal-combustion engine (ICE) vehicles that are aging out of the City of Houston fleet. ...
Houston Solar Co-Op Launches Following Anniversary Of Winter Storm Uri
February 22, 2022 -- The Mayor’s Office of Resilience and Sustainability (MORS) and the nonprofit group Solar United Neighbors (SUN) announced the launch of the 2022 Houston Solar Co-op. The co-op will help area property owners install rooftop solar and battery storage systems. ...
Green News
Biden Moves to Build Coast to Coast Network of Electric Car Chargers
February 10, 2022 -- The Biden administration is moving to create a nationwide network of electric vehicle chargers that would enable Americans to drive long distances without concern for running out of power.
President Biden Announces Steps to Drive American Leadership Forward on Clean Cars and Trucks
August 8, 2021 -- President Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal invest in the infrastructure, manufacturing, and incentives that we need to grow good-paying, union jobs at home, lead on electric vehicles around the world, and save American consumers money. ...
American Cities Climate Challenge Feature on Houston, TX
April 2021 -- To power all of Houston’s municipal operations with 100 percent renewable energy five years earlier than targeted, while realizing substantial cost savings for the City. ...
What’s Going on with the Sunnyside Solar Farm?
April 6, 2021 -- In 2017 the city solicited ideas internationally for carbon-neutral projects that could potentially be developed on a former, unmaintained Sunnyside landfill that’s been closed for 50 years.
Reports
Resilient Houston (.pdf)
February 2020 -- Resilient Houston is a framework for collective action and links existing efforts with new ones that will work collectively to protect Houston against future disasters—from hurricanes and flooding to extreme heat waves—and chronic stresses such as aging infrastructure, poor air quality, and climate change.
Living with Water Houston (.pdf)
January 2020 -- Living With Water Houston brought together local, national, and Dutch experts representing multiple disciplines to solve site-specific water and resilience challenges alongside local governments, state and federal agencies, and community stakeholders. The Living With Water Houston report summarizes the outcomes of the workshops and provides recommendations at the regional, city, bayou, and neighborhood scales for addressing flood risk in the future.