GEAA Archives - San Antonio Report http://sanantonioreport.org/tag/geaa/ Nonprofit journalism for an informed community Fri, 31 May 2024 19:56:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://sanantonioreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-SA_Report_Logo_512pxArtboard-1-32x32.jpg GEAA Archives - San Antonio Report http://sanantonioreport.org/tag/geaa/ 32 32 172243930 Report: New law puts Edwards, Trinity aquifers at greater risk https://sanantonioreport.org/new-texas-state-law-edwards-trinity-aquifers-greater-risk-degradation/ Fri, 31 May 2024 19:56:38 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5370592 The Edwards Aquifer spans multiple counties and provides water to more than 2 million people.A report by the the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance finds a new law puts San Antonio's main source of water at greater risk for degradation.
Report: New law puts Edwards, Trinity aquifers at greater risk was first posted on May 31, 2024 at 2:56 pm.
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]]> 5370592 Maverick Ranch-Fromme Farm in northwest Bexar County becomes protected property https://sanantonioreport.org/maverick-ranch-fromme-farm-protected-property/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 21:58:10 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5361654 Texas Land Conservancy Executive Director Mark Steinbach (left) with sisters Mary and Bebe Fenstermaker, landowners of Maverick Ranch-Fromme Farm.After 30 years of attempts to develop it, the 329-acre Maverick Ranch-Fromme Farm property in northwest Bexar County will now be protected.
Maverick Ranch-Fromme Farm in northwest Bexar County becomes protected property was first posted on March 11, 2024 at 4:58 pm.
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]]> 5361654 ‘This is a bait-and-switch’: Proposed land swap that could affect endangered bird draws protest https://sanantonioreport.org/cibolo-canyons-proposed-land-swap-golden-cheeked-warbler/ Thu, 19 Jan 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5313373 Homes in the CIbolo Canyons neighborhood surrounds a pocket of land that was declared a protected habitat for the endangered migratory Golden-cheeked warbler.About 40 people at Cibolo Canyons Conservation Easement challenged a developer's proposal that could impact golden-cheeked warblers.
‘This is a bait-and-switch’: Proposed land swap that could affect endangered bird draws protest was first posted on January 19, 2023 at 5:00 am.
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]]> 5313373 Court allows rock quarry over Edwards Aquifer to proceed, giving opponents whiplash https://sanantonioreport.org/ruling-allows-rock-quarry-proceed-opponents-whiplash/ Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:01:01 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5299813 A billboard by Vulcan Materials advertises employment and responsible environment practices near the site of the proposed quarry. Residents of the hill country are opposed to the building of a quarry between New Braunfels and Bulverde.Environmental groups have been fighting the 1,500-acre quarry proposed for Comal County since 2017. A new ruling allows the quarry to proceed.
Court allows rock quarry over Edwards Aquifer to proceed, giving opponents whiplash was first posted on October 10, 2022 at 7:01 pm.
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]]> 5299813 Hill Country residents helpless as developer advances wastewater plan https://sanantonioreport.org/guajolote-tract-development-lennar-homes-edwards-aquifer/ Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5296520 The City of Helotes and other entities oppose the construction of a wastewater plant, worried the treated wastewater will degrade the quality of water recharging the Edwards Aquifer.Lennar Homes wants a TCEQ permit to discharge one million gallons of treated effluent into Helotes Creek per day.
Hill Country residents helpless as developer advances wastewater plan was first posted on October 10, 2022 at 5:00 am.
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]]> 5296520 At Risk: Planet’s Most Extraordinary Bat Colony https://sanantonioreport.org/at-risk-planets-most-extraordinary-bat-colony/ https://sanantonioreport.org/at-risk-planets-most-extraordinary-bat-colony/#comments Wed, 03 Jul 2013 11:00:35 +0000 http://sanantonioreport.org/?p=37867 Editor’s Note: The following story is part of a periodic series exploring regional issues of interest or importance outside San Antonio.  From March through October, the Bracken Cave is home to a nursery colony of nearly 20 million Mexican free-tailed bats – the largest colony and concentration of mammals on Earth. Right here on the […]
At Risk: Planet’s Most Extraordinary Bat Colony was first posted on July 3, 2013 at 5:00 am.
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]]> https://sanantonioreport.org/at-risk-planets-most-extraordinary-bat-colony/feed/ 4 37867 Upstream Without a Paddle: Seeking Protection for Edwards Aquifer https://sanantonioreport.org/protection-regulation-and-enforcement-keys-to-protecting-our-edwards-aquifer/ https://sanantonioreport.org/protection-regulation-and-enforcement-keys-to-protecting-our-edwards-aquifer/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:00:22 +0000 http://sanantonioreport.org/?p=3941 by Annalisa Peace Groundwater hydrologists refer to the Edwards as the “Queen Mother of aquifers” because it is so uniquely prolific.  But, the very features that facilitate extraordinarily rapid recharge of the Edwards Aquifer also make it extremely vulnerable to pollution.  I cannot say this often enough, “The Edwards Does Not filter water.” As reported in […]
Upstream Without a Paddle: Seeking Protection for Edwards Aquifer was first posted on June 14, 2012 at 6:00 am.
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