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Austin Youth Climate Council 2025-26

Austin Youth Climate Council Welcomes New Cohort of Young Leaders

The Austin Youth Climate Council is proud to announce its newest cohort of 38 passionate young leaders. Representing 17 schools across Central Texas, these students are stepping up to confront climate change.

Winners of the 2025 Milan Pact Awards

City of Austin Wins Global Governance Award for Leadership in Building a Resilient and Equitable Food System

The City of Austin has been recognized with the Governance Award at the 2025 Milan Urban Food Policy Pact Global Forum, honoring cities leading the way in creating sustainable, resilient, and equitable food systems around the world.

Roots and Wings monarchs and kids

Austin Celebrates Nature with 8th Annual Roots & Wings Festival

From October 18 through November 2, Austinites of all ages are invited to join in two weeks of community-led events celebrating the trees, plants, fungi, soil, and wildlife that make up our city’s rich urban ecosystem.

Hays County TX

Austin-San Antonio Region Selected for the Climate Resilient Communities Accelerator

The City of Austin is proud to partner with The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) to announce that the Austin-San Antonio region has been selected as the next hub for the Climate Resilient Communities Accelerator.

Keep Austin Beautiful - Education

Keep Austin Beautiful Awarded $10,000 Grant for "Zero Waste Heroes" School Program

Austin Climate Action and Resilience has awarded a $10,000 Food Waste Innovation Grant to local nonprofit Keep Austin Beautiful to launch its Zero Waste Heroes program. This initiative will provide direct support to three Austin ISD school campuses.