ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES, OCTOBER 6 – 12

CITY ORDERS DEVELOPERS TO SHARE PARK COSTS
Houston Chronicle 10/11/07
The Houston City Council decided Wednesday that residential developers must share the costs of ensuring that future generations of Houstonians enjoy access to parks and green space as their city grows.

MORE THAN HALF OF TEXAS WATERWAYS CALLED UNSAFE
Houston Chronicle 10/11/07
More than half of the state’s waterways are not fishable or safe for swimming even 35 years after the original version of the Clean Water Act was enacted in the U.S., according to an environmental advocacy group’s report released today.

TXDOT’S SURREPTITIOUS ROAD CAMS PLAY I SPY
Beaumont Enterprise 10/11/07
That orange construction barrel by the side of the highway might be watching you.

TXDOT KNOWS WHERE YOU WENT AND WANTS THE WHY

PICNICKERS MAY SHARE BUFFALO BAYOU WITH INMATES
Houston Chronicle 10/10/07
Five years after local government and business leaders embraced a plan to transform Buffalo Bayou into a vital public attraction, city and county officials are preparing to build a massive new jail on the bayou’s north bank.

WHERE CAN KINGWOOD RECYCLE?
Kingwood Observer 09/24/07
Where can environmentally conscious people take their recyclables in Kingwood at any time they want, 24/7?

SEATTLE’S RECYCLING SUCCESS IS BEING MEASURED IN SCRAPS

CRAZY ANT HAS SCIENTISTS BEFUDDLED
Brazosport Facts 10/8/07
An ant found in West Columbia last week has experts raising a few questions.

CONTROVERSY BUILDS OVER ISLAND TERMINAL
Galveston County Daily News 10/7/07
Eventually, island residents might have to choose between Seawolf Park and a container terminal and the jobs it would bring.

BIRD DEATHS STIR OVERSIGHT FOR US WIND POWER
Reuters 10/8/07
The growing US wind power industry is drawing increased scrutiny from states and the federal government over the problem of spinning wind turbines killing birds.