Environmental Headlines, April 29 – May 5, 2006

NO QUICK EXIT DURING DRY RUN Houston Chronicle 5/5/06 With predictions that the hurricane season starting next month might produce nearly double the storms usually seen, authorities staging a statewide mock evacuation this week acknowledge they cannot prevent lengthy evacuation times. HARRIS COUNTY OFFICIALS VOW THEY’RE MORE PREPARED FOR STORMS RESCUERS TREAT ‘EUNICE’ LIKE THE REAL THING HURRICANE DESTRUCTION POWERS…