Environmental Protection Agency Archives - San Antonio Report

Senior Data Analyst Gregg Eckhardt overlooks water passing through a clarifier at the SAWS Steven M. Clouse Water Recycling Center. Buckwheat and other plant growth present at this stage is considered a sign that the water is now toxin free.

SAWS staff not concerned by levels of ‘forever chemicals’ detected in Castle Hills well

by Lindsey Carnett April 23, 2024April 24, 2024

SAWS urged residents not to panic about a report that a Castle Hills well was at the new EPA-recommended level for one forever chemical.

Reducing vehicle-related pollution is one of the goals set by the City in 2019 to help San Antonio become carbon-neutral by 2050.

City to work with regional partners to update climate plan following $1M EPA grant

by Lindsey Carnett October 11, 2023October 12, 2023

Q Wilson, 9, cools off in the splash pad at Lincoln Park in July. Triple digit temperatures continue to plague South Texas in a record-setting summer of heat.

Record temperatures put the heat on San Antonio to act now

by Robert Rivard August 6, 2023August 6, 2023

EPA investigating Texas’ enforcement of Clean Water Act

by Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune February 2, 2023February 3, 2023

Cars sit in traffic along I-35 South Tuesday.

Vehicle emission inspections likely for Bexar County under new EPA air quality rules

by Lindsey Carnett November 20, 2022November 21, 2022

1221 Lofts. Photo by Scott Ball.

In a first, EPA lists San Antonio among top cities for green buildings

by Lindsey Carnett June 17, 2021June 17, 2021

Just This with Rick Casey #26: Paxton Takes Issue with EPA’s Ozone Finding

by Rick Casey August 31, 2018January 31, 2020

Traffic on Highway 281 in San Antonio.

EPA To Weigh ‘Pollution From Foreign Sources’ in Regulating Air Quality

by Brendan Gibbons July 3, 2018January 31, 2020

Hexavalent chromium, or chromium-6, has been found in two water supply wells located at 11926 Madrona St. on San Antonio’s far-Westside.

Digging Into the Health Effects of Water Contamination Left By Metal Plating Site

by Brendan Gibbons May 19, 2018January 31, 2020

EPA: Former Metal Plating Site Left Pollution in Edwards Aquifer

by Brendan Gibbons May 15, 2018January 31, 2020