CAPCOG awarded 13 projects from around the region $274,000 to help fund household hazardous waste and community collection events along with other landfill diversion projects at its February Executive Committee meeting. The projects will take place during the 2024-25 biennium.…
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) announced that $12 million is available for projects to construct or reconstruct natural gas, electric charging, and other alternative fuels fueling facilities within the Clean Transportation Zone, which includes seven counites in the…
CAPCOG has issued a call for solid waste projects to local governments in the 10-county region that seeks to fund about $60,000 worth of equipment or community collection events. The deadline to apply for the solid waste funding is June…
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is accepting grant applications for projects that construct or reconstruct fueling facilities that provide natural gas, electric charging and other alternative fuels within the Clean Transportation Zone, which includes the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown MSA…
CAPCOG and regional Air Central Texas partners are celebrating national Air Quality Awareness Week — May 2 through 6. The national awareness campaign reminds residents to check their local Air Quality Index (AQI), know when to take health precautions, and…
CAPCOG kicked off its air quality awareness campaign, Air Central Texas (ACT), for the sixth year to help people understand how to reduce air pollutants, limit health risks caused by poor air quality, and take action when air quality is…
The CAPCOG Solid Waste Program kicked off its two-year grant cycle by scheduling three grant workshops to assist local governments, school districts and other government districts in applying for the program’s funding. The first workshop will be on Dec. 14,…
CAPCOG and the South-Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource (SPEER) are hosting a virtual workshop from 10 a.m. to noon on December 9 to educate local governments about a state mandate that requires them to report their electricity…
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) announced about $4.6 million in grants for projects to implement new technologies that reduce emissions of stationary sources, with at least $1 million available for renewable energy electricity storage projects. The TCEQ will…
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Building 310, Suite 165
Austin, TX 78744
CAPCOG seeks public comments on Solid Waste Plan
CAPCOG will hold a public stakeholder meeting on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021 at CAPCOG’s offices, 6800 Burleson Road, building 310, suite 165 in Austin, to gather input for its 2022-44 Regional Solid Waste Plan’s priorities, goals and objectives. Stakeholders also…