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We hit the streets to document Houston’s heat island effect. Here’s what we found.

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02.25.2025

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HARC Researchers Showcase Climate and Health Innovations at 2025 Climate Health Frontiers Symposium 
Blog 03.06.2025
HARC earns its 7th ENERGY STAR certification; Outperforms similar U.S. buildings on measure of energy efficiency
Press Releases 03.04.2025
2024 H3AT Mapping Campaign Uncovers Houston’s Hottest Neighborhoods and Urban Heat Variation
Press Releases 02.25.2025
We hit the streets to document Houston’s heat island effect. Here’s what we found.
Blog 02.25.2025
Exploring Innovative Solutions to Natural Disaster Threats
Blog 02.21.2025
Watts & Water: Engaging Texas Lawmakers on the Energy-Water Nexus
Blog 01.27.2025
HARC Announces Launch of Community Impact Advisory Council
Press Releases 01.03.2025
HARC’s Dr. Margaret Cook Honored with 2024 Power Player Award for Outstanding Energy Policy Advisor
HARC Announcement 12.04.2024
HARC to Lead Community Engagement for $1.2B HyVelocity Hydrogen Hub
Press Releases 11.21.2024
Creating a Bird-Friendly Space at HARC
Blog 10.24.2024
Ways to Make the IT Sector More Sustainable
Blog 10.10.2024
HARC Joins Task Force to Deploy Virtual Power Plants in Texas
HARC Announcement 10.03.2024
Rising High School Seniors Completed EfTA Internship at HARC
HARC Announcement 09.12.2024
Understanding the Impacts and Barriers of Solar Adoption
Blog 08.30.2024
Largest National Single-Day Community-Led Heat Mapping Campaign Took Place in Houston and Harris County
Press Releases 08.12.2024
HARC’s Dr. Stephanie Glenn in Community Impact Feature on The Woodlands and George Mitchell Legacy
HARC in the News 07.25.2024
HARC Selected for $2.7 Million in Funding to Support DOE Efforts to Optimize Energy Efficiency and Environmental Performance in Manufacturing
HARC Announcement 07.16.2024
Becoming a Community Scientist is Good for You and Houston
Blog 07.15.2024
H3AT Team Seeking Volunteers to Join H3AT Mapping Campaign this Summer
06.26.2024
HARC and The Texas Solar for All Coalition Awarded Historic $250 Million EPA Funding to Close Solar Equity Gap in Texas
Press Releases 04.22.2024
HARC, HETI, and Sallie Greenberg Consulting Launch Climate Equity Framework and Toolkit for an Equitable Energy Transition in Houston
HARC Announcement 04.08.2024
HARC Releases Equity Informed Climate Resilience Plan for Port Arthur
HARC Announcement 03.19.2024
HARC’s Dr. Ebrahim Eslami Talks to Texas Tribune about Air Quality Monitoring
HARC in the News 03.14.2024
Going Hog Wild: Tackling Texas’ Feral Hog Crisis with Statewide Solutions
Blog 03.01.2024
Join the Community Advisory Council. Nominations are now open!
HARC Announcement 02.19.2024
Wetlands and Wellbeing: Why it’s Important to Protect Texas’ Wetlands
Blog 02.02.2024
HARC’s Net Zero Headquarters Earns its 6th ENERGY STAR Certification
Press Releases 01.24.2024
HARC Releases Mitsubishi-Funded Report on Improving Tree Equity
HARC Announcement 01.09.2024
HARC Remembers Dr. Jurgen Schmandt
HARC Announcement 12.08.2023
DOE’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Jeff Marootian Visits HARC
HARC Announcement 11.09.2023
2023 Galveston Bay Report Card: Learn About the Health of the Bay and What You Can Do to Help
Press Releases 11.02.2023
HARC Partnership with HyVelocity Selected by U.S. Department of Energy to Develop Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub
Press Releases 10.13.2023
HARC’s Dr. Ebrahim Eslami Discusses Ozone Pollution with Environmental Health News
HARC in the News 10.03.2023
HARC Awarded $15 Million from USDA to Increase Tree Canopy in Underserved Communities in Houston and Harris County
Press Releases 09.26.2023
Houston Gulf Coast Area State of the Birds StoryMap Now Live
HARC Announcement 09.21.2023
The Galveston Bay Regional Monitoring Database: Full Portal Now Live
HARC Announcement 09.19.2023
HARC’s Dr. Ryan Bare Talks to APM Research Lab About Tree Equity
HARC in the News 09.12.2023
HARC Hosts Honey Workshop on Friday, August 4
Blog 08.11.2023
HARC Awarded Funding to Manage DOE’s TAP Program in the Southcentral Region until 2027
HARC Announcement 07.18.2023
HARC and ASAP Bring Houston Community Leaders and Climate Adaptation Professionals Together for LEAP Kick-Off Event
HARC Announcement 07.14.2023
Climate Equity, Community Resilience, and Community Benefits Hubs
03.01.2023
Rising Stars Complete Successful EfTA Internship at HARC
HARC Announcement 07.05.2023
Toxic benzene lingered for weeks after shelter-in-place warnings ended following 2019 Houston-area chemical fire
HARC in the News 04.27.2023
HARC Presents -> Programs Recap
HARC Announcement 06.12.2023
A Sustainability Story: Gensler Video Features HARC’s Living Lab
HARC Announcement 05.09.2023
HARC’s Team Impact Partnership Wins Phase 1 of DOE’s Community Power Accelerator Competition
HARC Announcement 04.26.2023
Meeting Notice: Board of Directors of the Texas Environmental Research Consortium
HARC Announcement 04.21.2023
Register Today for the Texas Industrial Energy Efficiency Network (TIEEN) Webinar
HARC Announcement 04.04.2023
Galveston Bay Regional Monitoring Database: New Interactive Tools Now Available
HARC Announcement 03.22.2023
Applications are OPEN for the Leading with Equity in Adaptation Practice (LEAP) Program
HARC Announcement 03.10.2023
Looking Back at 2022
Blog 02.23.2023
HARC Adopts New Strategic Plan, Mission, and Vision
Blog 02.07.2023
HARC Becomes First LEED Zero Energy Certified Building in Texas
HARC Announcement 01.26.2023
Greener Gulfton effort plants seeds for alleviating neighborhood’s nature inequity
HARC in the News 11.29.2022
Electrification on the Path to Net Zero
HARC Announcement 10.19.2022
HARC’s Living Lab Featured on KHOU 11 News
HARC Announcement 10.07.2022
Report: Health of Galveston Bay remains stable, but data collection is a challenge
HARC in the News 09.29.2022
DOE’s Zero Energy Building Program Highlights HARC’s Living Lab
Blog 09.26.2022
2022 Galveston Bay Report Card
Press Releases 09.22.2022
How the Inflation Reduction Act Inspires Hope
Blog 09.21.2022
HARC President and CEO, John Hall, Invited to Speak at US Secretary of Energy’s Announcement of EGS Initiative
HARC Announcement 09.21.2022
My Job Is to Police Energy Use in My Office. Here’s How We Got to Net Zero.
HARC in the News 08.22.2022
TxDOT plans for more electric vehicle charging stations; Houston starts the process
HARC in the News 07.27.2022
Houston-area water leaders debate Montgomery County subsidence issues
HARC in the News 07.20.2022
HARC Awarded $1.9M from DOE to Develop Retrofit Weatherization Program in Underserved Communities
Press Releases 07.20.2022
Sharing the Benefits of CHP and Bioethanol with Missouri Neighbors
Blog 07.17.2022
HARC Launches Cross-cutting Analytics on Climate Risk and Resilience in the Texas Power Sector
Blog 06.21.2022
Urban Heat Island Effect making pockets of Houston hotter than others
HARC in the News 06.07.2022
HARC and ASAP Launch Program Committed to Growing Community Leadership in Climate Adaptation Projects
Press Releases 06.02.2022
National Academies’ Gulf Research Program Awards $8.6 Million
HARC in the News Press Releases 05.16.2022
Powering the future: Texas power sector pivoting to climate resilience
Press Releases 04.27.2022
EPA Announces Gulf Guardian Award
Press Releases 04.27.2022
Powered for good — clean energy for every Texan
Blog 04.25.2022
Climate change ravaged America’s oil capital. Can it lead on clean energy?
HARC in the News 04.07.2022
Helping The Houston Area Get Powered for Good
Blog 04.06.2022
NREL To Collaborate With Eight Teams on Innovations To Unlock Equitable Solar in Underserved Communities
Press Releases 02.22.2022
Winterization takes priority at Winter Storm Uri anniversary
HARC in the News 02.16.2022
A sustainable Texas is possible, but we have to get to work
Blog 02.16.2022
Benefits of Hydrogen for Combined Heat and Power Systems
Blog 02.04.2022
ElectroTempo completes $1 million pre-seed round to help utilities design the optimal charging networks for electric fleets
HARC in the News 01.26.2022
HARC Launches Program Priorities in 2022
Blog 01.25.2022
PearlX has a plan to bring solar and batteries to apartment buildings
HARC in the News 01.14.2022
Energy experts say renewable energy will be key in making Texas’ electricity more reliable in 2022
HARC in the News 01.07.2022
Galveston Bay report card helps advocates push for citizen investment
HARC in the News 12.26.2021
Dams, food security and climate change: Recent research provides innovative management recommendations
Press Releases 11.30.2021
Texas is Poised to Lead the way out of the Climate Crisis
Blog 11.12.2021
Brewing Heat and Power with CHP
11.02.2021
Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm Congratulates 2021 U.S. Clean Energy Education & Empowerment Award Winners
Press Releases 10.28.2021
It’s Baked In
HARC in the News 10.27.2021
HARC’s Geospatial Work
Blog 10.26.2021
Powered for Good: Increasing Access to Solar+Storage Products for Low-Income Residents of Texas
Blog 10.26.2021
Keeping PACE with water reuse: Underused financing tool can help buildings buy less water
HARC in the News 10.25.2021
Clearing the Air: CHP Systems Reduce Harmful Emissions
Blog 10.07.2021
The 2021 Galveston Bay Report Card: Taking Mission Pollution Prevention Home!
Blog 09.28.2021
Bring the Science Home: 2021 Report Card Findings Revealed
Press Releases 09.28.2021
As Houston Ship Channel expands, a historic community prepares to fight yet another health hazard
HARC in the News 09.09.2021
Five Questions with John Hall
Blog 08.31.2021
Net Zero Energy Buildings: 5 Ways to Lower Your Building’s Energy Use
HARC in the News 08.27.2021
As temperatures rise with climate change, how can Houston beat the heat?
HARC in the News 08.27.2021
Developing a Sustainability Strategy for Your Small Business
HARC in the News 08.13.2021
Is Your Renewable Energy Electricity Plan Really Supporting Texas Wind And Solar?
HARC in the News 08.12.2021
Honing in on Houston’s Heat Island Hot Spots Helps Us All
HARC in the News 08.06.2021
HARC announces innovative climate modeling platform, the Resilience Science Information Network (RESIN)
Press Releases 08.06.2021
Distribution centers expand in Cy-Fair to meet e-commerce demand
HARC in the News 08.06.2021
MAP: A look at Houston’s hottest neighborhoods
HARC in the News 08.02.2021
Continuous Innovation
HARC in the News 08.01.2021
Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) Names John Hall as New President and Chief Executive Officer
Press Releases 07.14.2021
Climate change’s dangerous effects are previewed in current heat wave
HARC in the News 07.13.2021
Texas’s First Litter Database Launches
Press Releases 07.08.2021
Regional Groundwater Science Partnership and Science Advisory Committee Release Guidance Report and Story Map and Dashboard
Press Releases 07.01.2021
Improving Power Reliability and Resiliency in Multifamily Facilities with CHP
Blog 06.30.2021
Study Launches on Extreme Heat Risk in Coastal Communities
Press Releases 06.29.2021
A more sustainable human-nature relationship
HARC in the News 06.28.2021
Drainage, flood planning efforts seek funding in The Woodlands and south Montgomery County
HARC in the News 06.17.2021
What Could Have Been: Additional Steps Needed to Ensure Texas Energy Resiliency
Blog 06.09.2021
Are Facilities More Vulnerable to Hurricanes This Year?
HARC in the News 06.08.2021
Home is Where the Resilience Is: Increased Home Weatherization and Energy Efficiency Are Key to a More Resilient Future for All Texans
Blog 06.07.2021
Deriving Vertical Vegetative Structural Characteristics from LiDAR in the Houston Area
Blog 05.24.2021
HARC HQ: A Case Study on Technology and Energy Use
Blog 05.24.2021
H3AT: 2020 Urban Heat Island Mapping Campaign
Blog 05.24.2021
3D Web Application Expedites Feasibility Analyses
HARC in the News 05.21.2021
The Future of Community Energy Planning: 3D Web Application Will Expedite Feasibility Analysis
Press Releases 05.19.2021
Headwaters to Baywaters: A Story of Urban Resilience Launches
Press Releases 05.07.2021
County commissioner teams up with industry leaders to improve air quality transparency
HARC in the News 04.19.2021
Getting Solar+Storage to Scale: How affordable, clean, and resilient energy solutions are being made more accessible in Texas
Blog 04.15.2021
Houston Advanced Research Center Receives $600,000 Grant to Examine the Resilience of Power Systems to Climate Change
Press Releases 04.14.2021
Accelerating Cities’ Net Zero Action
HARC in the News 04.13.2021
HARC Receives $350,000 to Fund New Online Regional Monitoring Database
Press Releases 03.29.2021
Informing Bird Habitat Conservation Decisions in Texas
HARC in the News 03.23.2021
HARC Releases Interactive Platform: Winter Storm Uri’s Impacts & Pathways to Resilience
Press Releases 03.18.2021
Inspiring Citizens to Protect and Preserve Galveston Bay in Texas
HARC in the News 03.11.2021
Powered On: Big Benefits and Rapid Returns with CHP
Blog 03.08.2021
Powered on: Big benefits and rapid returns with combined heat and power
HARC in the News 03.01.2021
HARC leads analysis aimed at improving local conservation of wetlands
Blog 02.26.2021
HARC Research at Work: Making the Case for Resilient Infrastructure
Blog 02.23.2021
The Great Texas Blackout of 2021: How does this not happen again?
Blog 02.22.2021
Why wind turbines thrive in Antarctica and places way colder than Texas
HARC in the News 02.21.2021
ACC’s Chris Jahn talks about the Harris County air initiative
HARC in the News 02.17.2021
Subsidence key to Montgomery County’s ongoing groundwater debate
HARC in the News 02.16.2021
Galveston Bay report card focus of Woodlands group lecture
HARC in the News 02.08.2021
Regional Groundwater Science Partnership’s Science Advisory Committee Releases First Report
Press Releases 02.08.2021
New Data Reveals Neighborhoods Impacted by Urban Heat Island Effect
HARC in the News 02.02.2021
County purchases new air monitors
HARC in the News 01.30.2021
ITC Deer Park fire update: Harris County officials discuss environmental monitoring, enforcement efforts since 2019 incident
HARC in the News 01.28.2021
Harris County Launches New Air Monitoring Initiative With $1 Million Grant
HARC in the News 01.28.2021
2 years after ITC fire, leaders speak on environmental effects
HARC in the News 01.28.2021
Harris County outlines actions taken to enhance environmental protections since 2019 ITC chemical fire
HARC in the News 01.28.2021
Harris County monitoring air quality, environment
HARC in the News 01.28.2021
Commissioner Garcia dedicates funds for enhanced air quality analysis by leading independent research hub
Press Releases 01.28.2021
Groundbreaking Initiative Provides Big Boost to Air Quality Monitoring In Harris County
HARC in the News 01.28.2021
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Provides an Update on County Progress to Ramp Up Environmental Monitoring and Enforcement
HARC in the News 01.28.2021
H3AT.org Project Complete – Here are Five Takeaways
Blog 01.15.2021
Township hosts Invasives Task Force volunteer training
HARC in the News 01.11.2021
Some Houston-area neighborhoods are hotter than others, report says: Here’s why that’s possible
HARC in the News 01.07.2021
STUDY: Houston neighborhood temperatures can vary by nearly 20 degrees at same time of day
HARC in the News 01.07.2021
Here are Houston’s ‘hot zone’ neighborhoods, based on new study
HARC in the News 01.06.2021
STUDY: Houston neighborhood temperatures can vary by nearly 20 degrees at same time of day
HARC in the News 01.05.2021
Houston: New Data On Urban Heat Island Effect
HARC in the News 01.05.2021
New Data Reveals Neighborhoods Impacted by Urban Heat Island Effect
HARC in the News 01.05.2021
HARC Awarded $100,000 by Garver Black Hilyard Family Foundation to Address Waterway Trash
Press Releases 12.15.2020
New Online Platform for State of the Bay, 4th Edition Recently Launched
Press Releases 11.30.2020
Houston Advanced Research Center receives ‘zero energy’ certification
HARC in the News 11.19.2020
HARC First Commercial Building in Texas to Earn Zero Energy Certification
HARC in the News 11.17.2020
Houston Advanced Research Center Earns Zero Energy Certification from International Living Future Institute
Press Releases 11.16.2020
Energy Crossroads: A HARC Podcast Series
HARC Podcasts 11.02.2020
Galveston Bay Report Card highlights importance of local pollution reduction
HARC in the News 10.22.2020
Q&A: Houston hydrologist explains climate change’s role in intensified flooding, importance of planning for future storms
HARC in the News 10.21.2020
Houston, America’s fossil fuel capital, braces for the energy transition
HARC in the News 10.16.2020
How Harris County and Houston are monitoring air quality
HARC in the News 10.14.2020
HARC’s award-winning headquarters featured in writeup on ULI Houston’s Development of Distinction program
HARC in the News 10.06.2020
Five Regional Organizations Collaborate to Host Virtual Symposium, October 28 – 29, 2020
Press Releases 09.21.2020
Galveston Bay gets a C on health report card. Here’s why
HARC in the News 09.17.2020
Galveston Bay receives ‘C’ grade in annual report
HARC in the News 09.16.2020
Wednesday’s Houston Matters: The Week In Politics, And The Health Of Galveston Bay
HARC in the News 09.16.2020
Woodlands board gets update on drinking water, subsidence issues
HARC in the News 08.28.2020
Lack of Water May Mean Lights Out
Blog 08.28.2020
US cities are spending millions on trees to fight heat – but are their plans equitable?
HARC in the News 08.26.2020
5 Things You Should Know About Houston’s Climate Action Plan
HARC in the News 08.25.2020
Houston included in national heat mapping project
HARC in the News 08.13.2020
Houston/Harris County Holds Largest Single-Day, Community-Led Heat Mapping Effort in U.S. History
HARC in the News 08.12.2020
NOAA is crowdsourcing a national urban heat map
HARC in the News 08.10.2020
These ‘street scientists’ want to find the hottest neighborhoods in Houston
HARC in the News 08.07.2020
Volunteers map hottest spots in Houston on ‘Heat Day’
HARC in the News 08.07.2020
Nation’s largest heat mapping study underway in Houston
HARC in the News 08.07.2020
Exactly How Hot Is Houston? A New Study Will Map This Out.
HARC in the News 08.06.2020
Texas Heat-Mapping Project is Largest Ever
HARC in the News 07.24.2020
Making Urban Heat “Cool” Again
Blog 06.15.2020
When Technology and Nature Collide: LiDAR and the Importance of Biodiversity
Blog 06.15.2020
How Hot Is Your Neighborhood? Houston To Map Temperature “Hot Spots” This Summer
HARC in the News 06.15.2020
Houston Advanced Research Center continues analysis of COVID-19 effects throughout region
HARC in the News 06.08.2020
Texas’ Air Quality Improved During The Stay-At-Home Order. Here’s Why It Probably Won’t Last
HARC in the News 05.20.2020
Experts: Coronavirus improved Harris County’s air quality, but further monitoring still needed in marginalized communities
HARC in the News 05.03.2020
Editorial: Houston’s Climate Action Plan is important first step
HARC in the News 05.03.2020
Houston unveils first climate action plan
HARC in the News 04.28.2020
Houston Advanced Research Center shifts research to COVID-19 effects
HARC in the News 04.26.2020
Volunteers will clear Galveston Bay waterways during annual Trash Bash
HARC in the News 03.22.2020
HARC HQ – To Net Zero and Beyond
Blog 10.05.2019
Wetlands, water quality need more help, report shows
HARC in the News 08.29.2019
Galveston Bay’s 2019 report card following Hurricane Harvey
HARC in the News 08.29.2019
Galveston Bay earns C grade 5th year running, sees dip in water quality
HARC in the News 08.28.2019
Environmentalists give Galveston Bay a ‘C’ for overall health
HARC in the News 08.28.2019
Environmentalists give Galveston Bay a ‘C’ for overall health
HARC in the News 08.28.2019
Report: Galveston Bay Shows Resiliency, But Some Worrisome Factors
HARC in the News 08.28.2019
Galveston Bay Report Card: “C” grade plus extra credit for Harvey resiliency
HARC in the News 08.28.2019
Galveston Bay report card shows it’s adequate for now
HARC in the News 08.28.2019
Wetlands, water quality need more help, report shows
HARC in the News 08.28.2019
Houston unveils first draft of city climate action plan
HARC in the News 07.25.2019
Feeling the heat: Climate change could mean more extreme heat days for Houston and Texas, report concludes
HARC in the News 07.16.2019
HISTORY: Learn about George Mitchell’s namesake buildings and institutions in The Woodlands
HARC in the News 07.13.2019
Galveston Bay is beautiful but is it safe? Meet the group working yearlong to ensure that it is
HARC in the News 07.12.2019
In Houston, development must think outside the flood plains, advocates say
HARC in the News 07.04.2019
EfTA celebrates Summer Internship Program Successes
HARC in the News 06.26.2019
Quick response limits impact of Ship Channel spill
HARC in the News 06.10.2019
HARC Joins Forces With Green Mountain Energy Sun Club to Support Sustainability Research and Regional Green Building Leadership
HARC in the News 05.14.2019
HARC Joins Forces with Green Mountain Energy Sun Club to Support Sustainability Research and Regional Green Building Leadership
Press Releases 05.14.2019
HARC Joins Forces With Green Mountain Energy Sun Club to Support Sustainability Research and Regional Green Building Leadership
HARC in the News 05.10.2019
Trash in Galveston Bay is your problem [Opinion]
HARC in the News 05.05.2019
Workshops examine ways to mitigate flaring
HARC in the News 04.29.2019
Reports: Development rules still fall short after Hurricane Harvey
HARC in the News 04.16.2019
Texas Gulf wetlands face population, development challenges
HARC in the News 02.01.2019
Heights Mercantile, downtown apartment tower, more win ULI Houston’s 2019 annual awards
HARC in the News 01.30.2019
Proposed Kingwood development in wetlands, flood plains sparks concerns
HARC in the News 01.29.2019
When Technology and Nature Collide: LiDAR and the Importance of Tree Canopy in the Water Cycle
Blog 01.01.2019