JUSTICES SAY E.P.A. HAS POWER TO ACT ON HARMFUL GASES New York Times 4/2/07 WASHINGTON — In one of its most important environmental decisions in years, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to regulate heat-trapping gases in automobile emissions. The court further ruled that the agency could not sidestep its authority to…
By Ella Tyler The report “An Analysis of Toxic Chemicals Released in Communities across the United Statesâ€, recently released by Environment Texas, is fascinating, in a horrifying kind of way.
CEC’s annual meeting on Tuesday, April 24, will feature a presentation on the effect of global warming on Houston. Dr. Barry Lefer, atmospheric scientist and assistant professor in geophysics at University of Houston, and LaVerne Williams, a local pioneer in green architecture, will make presentations about the global and local effects of atmospheric warming. Karl Pepple, Director of Environmental Programming,…