ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES, SEPTEMBER 29 – OCTOBER 5
HOUSTON MAYOR DEFENDS ROLE IN HIGH-RISE FIGHT
Houston Chronicle 10/4/07
Two days after Mayor Bill White pledged support for residents fighting a planned high-rise building near Rice University, city officials withdrew their approval of the developers’ traffic impact analysis of the project.
ANALYSIS: AS HOUSTON GROWS, ZONING TALK IS REBORN
MANCHESTER RESIDENTS COMPLAIN ABOUT SCRAP PLANT
Houston Chronicle 9/29/07
Complaining about industry while living near the Houston Ship Channel might seem like griping about traffic while living off the Katy Freeway, but some Manchester neighborhood residents contend that a new scrap-processing plant is going too far.
E.P.A. IS PETITIONED TO LIMIT SHIP EMISSIONS
New York Times 10/4/07
The California attorney general and a coalition of environmental groups have called for federal regulation to curb heat-trapping emissions from the worldwide fleet of about 90,000 oceangoing ships.
STATE SCRAPS BOLIVAR BRIDGE PLAN
Galveston County Daily News 10/2/07
Citing the prohibitive costs involved, the state transportation department has dropped plans for a bridge linking Galveston to Bolivar.
TXDOT COMMISSIONER TALKS UP TTC, I-69
Fort Bend Herald and Texas Coaster 10/4/07
With more than 1,000 people moving to Texas on a daily basis, a top state transportation official told an audience in Rosenberg Wednesday the I-69 portion of the Trans-Texas Corridor (TTC) will bring not only economic development, it will bring much-needed funds to Fort Bend County.
TXDOT’S HUNT CLEARS UP GRAND PARKWAY TOLL ‘MYTH’ PLANS FOR HUGE DEVELOPMENT BLOCKED
Galveston County Daily News 10/3/07
Until new roads are built and a new developer is found, plans for thousands of homes on the city’s west side are stalled.
Galveston County Daily News 10/3/07Until new roads are built and a new developer is found, plans for thousands of homes on the city’s west side are stalled. Galveston County Daily News 10/3/07Until new roads are built and a new developer is found, plans for thousands of homes on the city’s west side are stalled.TEX-ARCANA: WHY DO TEXAS FREEWAYS HAVE FRONTAGE ROADS?
SUGAR LAND PLANS ANNEXATION HEARING FOR GREATWOOD
Fort Bend Herald and Texas Coaster 10/1/07
A “pre-annexation” plan for the Greatwood development has been proposed by the city of Sugar Land, and it will be the subject of a public hearing at Tuesday’s meeting of Sugar Land City Council.
7,000 HOMES PLANNED NEAR FORT BEND’S SIENNA PLANTATION
OFFICIALS HEAR OF SAN BERNARD RIVER WOES
Brazosport Facts 10/1/07
David Pope found out this week that federal funding to clear the mouth of the San Bernard River is like the river itself — blocked.
PORT ARTHUR RESIDENTS FIGHT AGAINST NERVE AGENT DISPOSAL
Houston Chronicle 9/29/07
A small group of opponents vowed Saturday to continue their fight to stop nerve agent waste from being shipped into Port Arthur from out of state and incinerated at a local plant.
OLD LODGE IS CENTERPIECE FOR THREATENED SPECIES REFUGE
Houston Chronicle 10/2/07
A red-tailed hawk screeched and spread its 50-inch wings to circle above a hunting lodge tucked beneath some moss-draped oaks.
TEXAS BORDER MAYORS BLOCK ACCESS TO FENCE SITES
Houston Chronicle 10/4/07
Mayors along the Texas-Mexico border have begun a quiet protest of the federal government’s plans to build a fence along the border: Some are refusing access to their land.