Press Releases
2018
- 09.17.2018 -- Mayor: Houston Area Shortchanged by Plan to Distribute Volkswagen Air Pollution Funds
- 09.13.2018 -- City of Houston Launches Climate Action Plan, Mayor Turner to Address Global Climate Action Summit
- 08.29.2018 -- City of Houston Selected to Join 100 Resilient Cities Global Network
- 08.15.2018 -- Houston BCycle Program Expanding at Medical Center and Universities
- 08.02.2018 -- Mayor Turner and Climate Mayors Representing 407 Cities Denounce Trump Administration's Proposed Rollback of Federal Fuel Efficiency Standards
- 06.07.2018 -- Mayor Turner, Climate Mayors Launch Large-Scale Renewable Energy Initiative
- 02.26.2018 -- Farmers Market Returns to Hermann Square at City Hall Every Wednesday
- 01.10.2018 -- Mayor Praises Council Approval of Recycling Contract That Accepts Glass & Plastic Bags and Save Taxpayers Millions
2017
- 11.17.2017 -- Houston Selected to Participate in C40 Competition for Global Cities to Pave the Way to a Sustainable Future
- 10.23.2017 -- City of Houston Receives EPA Green Power Partner of the Year Award
- 10.11.2017 -- Mayor Turner, Other Climate Mayors' Statement About Clean Power Plan
- 06.29.2017 -- Weekly Farmer's Market Returns to City Hall Grounds Wednesday
- 06.29.2017 -- First PACE Project Closes in Houston- Largest PACE Project in Texas
- 06.24.2017 -- Mayor Garcetti Rallies Climate Mayors to Adopt Paris Agreement Goals in their Cities, Appoints Turner as Co-Chair
- 06.01.2017 -- Mayor Turner, Climate Mayors Vow to Honor Paris Climate Agreement
- 05.09.2017 -- Houston Fire Station Energy Challenge Winners Honored by IKEA
- 04.24.2017 -- EPA Recognizes the City of Houston Among Nation's Leading Green Power User
- 04.21.2017 -- Houston Flips the Switch on 50 MW of Solar Power in Time for Earth Day
- 03.28.2017 -- Mayor Turner Joins Other Mayors in Statement About Climate Regulations
- 02.22.2017 -- City of Houston Expands Investment in Renewable Energy
- 02.21.2017 -- City Hall Farmers Market Kicks Off On Wednesday
- 01.30.2017 -- Houston Green Office Challenge Announces 2016 Winners
- 01.05.2017 -- Houston’s 2016 NCAA Final Four Men’s Basketball Championship Earns First Certification from the Council for Responsible Sport
2016
- 11.28.2016 -- Mayor Turner Celebrates LEED Gold Certification of City’s Traffic Operations Building
- 10.28.2016 -- City of Houston, IKEA Launch Fire Station Energy Challenge
- 10.26.2016 -- City of Houston Launches 2016 Houston Green Office Challenge
- 09.13.2016 -- City Hall Farmers Market Opens for Fall
- 08.24.2016 -- Mayor Turner Announces Major Expansion of Houston Bike Share Program
- 08.03.2016 -- Houston Launches Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program
- 03.25.2016 -- City Of Houston Collaborates With Midway On Saving Solar Panels From Demolition
- 01.25.2016 -- EPA Recognizes Houston As Top User Of Green Power
For press releases prior to 2016, please contact greenhouston@houstontx.gov.