Texas has become the "Energy Capital of the World" and is leading the way in production of both traditional and renewable sources of energy. A state larger than any European country with landscapes ranging from major metropolitan to rural, or deserts to forests to coastal areas, Texas has a wide range of environmental challenges affecting its diverse communities. The state is known for its oil and gas reserves and abundant industry, but it's also home to newer, cleaner sources of energy such as solar farms, wind farms, and hydrogen production plants. All that energy must go somewhere – be it transmitted on Texas's own electrical grid, stored in batteries made at one of the state's battery factories, transmitted via pipeline, or shipped out by road, rail, or water – and Texas does it all. A&WMA ACE is recognized as a premier international conference, featuring content from international environmental experts from industry, researchers, consulting, legal, and government. The conference will feature over 200 platform and poster presentations, nearly 40 panels, and multiple concurrent tracks each day on air, waste, clean energy, sustainability, and environmental management topics.