Green Houston

Press Releases and Green News

Press Releases

• March 18, 2024 -- Discounted Rates for Solar Panel Installation Available to Houston Residents
• January 11, 2024 -- Mayor Whitmire's Statement on Hawthorn Park Landfill Dropping Expansion Plans
• May 18, 2023 -- Houston Earns LEED Gold Certification for Sustainability and Resilience Achievements
• April 14, 2023 -- Earth Day HTX Comes to Downtown Houston April 17-19
• January 14, 2021 -- Houston City Council Approves Largest Brownfield Solar Project in the Nation
• April 22, 2020 -- City Launches Houston's First-Ever Climate Action Plan on 50th Anniversary of Earth Day

Green News

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• August 28, 2024 -- Houston City Council votes to make it easier to incentivize green development for private developers
• February 26, 2024 -- Houston at epicenter of climate disasters, facing severe economic, human losses
• December 28, 2023 -- Kashmere Gardens receives Houston's 1st 'Resilience Hub,' to be used for services after emergencies
• May 16, 2023 -- Kinder survey: Houstonians show an increased desire for walkable neighborhoods for the first time in 15 years
• March 11, 2023 -- EPA head visits massive Houston solar project
• October 12, 2022 -- Houston City Council has approved a Nature Preserve Ordinance that will protect 7,423 acres of natural habitat in City parks
• February 10, 2022 -- Biden Moves to Build Coast to Coast Network of Electric Car Chargers