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ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES, MAY 19 – 25

MERCHANT SEEKS TO BAR METRO PROJECTS WITHOUT VOTE Houston Chronicle 5/24/07 A Richmond Avenue merchant filed suit Wednesday seeking to bar Metro from building light rail on Richmond, four Bus Rapid Transit lines or a North Side Intermodal Terminal without seeking voter approval in a new election. KINDER MORGAN ENERGY TO PAY $5.2 MILLION IN FINES Houston Business Journal 5/21/07…

RACHEL CARSON CENTENNIAL MAY 27

By Ella Tyler May 27, 2007 marks the 100 anniversary of the birth of Rachel Carson. Her work, combining serious biological research and lyrical writing, revolutionized America’s interest in environmental issues, before the word “environmental” was in popular use.

CEC TO COHOST FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN CONFERENCE

Children at Risk, in collaboration with Childbuilders, St. Luke’s Episcopal Charities, Catholic Charities, Project GRAD, University of Houston Graduate School of Social Work, and the Citizen’s Environmental Coalition, is hosting The Future of Our Children Annual Conference on Thursday, June 7th from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm at United Way Community Resource Center, 50 Waugh Dr.