The Lake Pointe wastewater treatment plant is just feet from several homes. (KXAN Maps) TRAVIS COUNTY (KXAN) — A neighborhood just west of Austin is breathing safely again. Over the holidays ...

With spring in Connecticut comes the persistent whine and pungent exhaust fumes of gas-powered leaf blowers as they prepare pristine lawns for fresh mulch and flowers. But a ban on the ubiquitous ...