ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES JUNE 23-29

U.S. DECLARES BALD EAGLES NO LONGER THREATENED
Washington Post 6/29/07
The bald eagle was removed from the federal list of threatened and endangered species yesterday during a ceremony at the Jefferson Memorial, as officials and environmentalists celebrated the national symbol’s historic recovery.

EAGLE’S RETURN SHOWS SPECIES LAW WORKS

BALD EAGLES, THRIVING, SETTLE INTO SUBURBAN LIFE

CITGO FOUND GUILTY OF VIOLATING THE CLEAN AIR ACT
Corpus Christi Caller Times 6/28/07
Citgo was found guilty Wednesday of violating the U.S. Clean Air Act of 1970 in the first case of a refiner to go to trial on criminal charges. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 18.

EXCITING POSSIBILITIES
Victoria Advocate 6/29/07
Matagorda and Victoria counties are the front-runners for a possible $4 billion nuclear power plant, Exelon Nuclear announced Thursday.

POTENTIAL NUCLEAR SITES CHOSEN IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS

UH TO LEAD CONSORTIUM TESTING WIND TURBINES NEAR CORPUS CHRISTI
Houston Chronicle 6/26/07
A consortium led by the University of Houston hopes a planned wind turbine test facility near Corpus Christi will help secure Texas’ place as a hub for green power development.

WASTE MANAGEMENT ROLLS OUT NEW GREEN INITIATIVE
Houston Business Journal 6/27/07
Waste Management Inc. is rolling out an initiative over the next five years that will create an additional 60 renewable energy facilities in North America.

LANDFILLS INCREASINGLY BECOME SOURCES OF POWER

LASERS LIGHT UP POLLUTION CONCERNS
Galveston County Daily News 6/26/07
TEXAS CITY — State officials will be firing lasers in Texas City this summer, but area residents need not fear — the high-tech gadgets are aimed at improving air quality.

CITY PLANS $10M PARK PROJECT
Galveston County Daily News 6/28/07
LEAGUE CITY — The city will get a new sports complex with a pool, running trails, soccer field and a gym, paid for by sales-tax revenues.

URBAN EXPLORERS GO KAYAKING ON BUFFALO BAYOU
Houston Chronicle 6/25/07
Bikers stopped and stared from bridges. Dog-walkers did double-takes. On Sunday, a rare species was spotted skimming over the chocolate-brown waters of the Buffalo Bayou: eco-tourists.

BIGGEST URBAN GROWTH IS IN SOUTH AND WEST
New York Times 6/28/07
Newark, for four decades a symbol of America’s urban decay, is growing faster than any major city in the Northeast, according to census figures released yesterday.