The rocket testing site has blown through its permitted groundwater allowance three years straight. McGregor, the site’s owner, says it has a plan to offset groundwater use and avoid enforcement penalties.
Environment
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Waco Voices: For Anna Dunbar, sustainability starts with people
Anna Dunbar has spent decades encouraging Waco residents to care for the environment, from recycling and waste reduction to conservation and community stewardship.
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Waco Bridge event explores data centers’ appetite for water, energy
In a region grappling with a data center boom, our expert panel broke down its impact on water, energy and land – and how communities can weigh in.
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Competition enlivens Keep Waco Beautiful’s Brazos River cleanup
Some 200 volunteers set out on foot and on kayaks Saturday to see who could clean up the most garbage from the Waco riverfront.
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Town hall questions on Lake Whitney data center echo McLennan County debate
The project is a fraction of the size of the $10 billion data center that Infrakey is proposing for the Ross area in partnership with the city of Lacy Lakeview. But its impact is expected to be huge in rural Bosque County, which has a population of about 19,000.
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Green Communities Conference focuses on resilience, plus zoo tours and kayaking
The conference runs Wednesday and Thursday at the Waco Convention Center with panels ranging from climate anxiety, regenerative agriculture, building resilient communities and sustainability.
