BACTERIA IN OUR BAYOUS
Many bayous in the Houston metropolitan area contain levels of bacteria that exceed target levels for safe swimming and contact recreation.
VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS TUESDAY
A Sierra Club reminder – The deadline to register to vote or to update your voter registration to a current address for the upcoming elections for Houston City Council, HISD Board, various bond proposals, and other counties and municipalities is October 9.
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…