Houston Public MediaFeb 26, 2025

Houston City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to abolish the city’s Office of Resilience and Sustainability, which oversaw Houston’s Climate Action Plan, and create the mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resilience.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/02/26/514834/houstons-renamed-sustainability-office-to-report-to-mayor-continue-addressing-climate-change/

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Houston’s renamed sustainability office to report to mayor, continue addressing climate change

The Office of Resilience and Sustainability, focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, no longer exists. Its duties now fall under a consolidated office called the Office of Recovery and Resilience, which reports to the mayor instead of another city department.

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Houston Public MediaMay 3, 2024

The City of Houston was awarded more than $2 million in grant funding this week from the U.S. Department of Energy as part of a nationwide effort to improve energy efficiency and reduce fossil fuel emissions.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/05/03/485482/houston-awarded-2-million-federal-grant-to-improve-energy-efficiency-at-municipal-buildings/

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Houston awarded $2 million federal grant to improve energy efficiency at municipal buildings

The U.S. Department of Energy is giving Houston money to install solar panels and battery storage at a community-serving city facility in a disadvantaged part of town, among other initiatives tied to the city's Climate Action Plan adopted in 2020 under then-Mayor Sylvester Turner.

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