ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES, FEBRUARY 2 – 8
COURT REJECTS POWER PLANT EMISSIONS EXEMPTIONS
Houston Chronicle 2/8/08
A federal appeals court struck down a Bush administration policy exempting power plants from certain environmental regulations. The court said the policy was unlawful.
D.C. CIRCUIT COURT DECLARES EPA’S MERCURY RULE ILLEGAL
NRC HEARS STP BACKERS, DETRACTORS
Bay City Tribune 2/5/08
Supporters and opponents of STP’s units 3 and 4 took center stage at the first of two Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s public meetings on the plant’s environmental impact Tuesday.
BAY CITY DEBATES NUCLEAR POWER IN ITS BACK YARD
FDA RELEASES WARNING LETTER ON CIGUATERA
Galveston County Daily News 2/7/08
The government released new guidance to seafood processors, warning them that certain fish from the northern Gulf of Mexico could carry ciguatera toxin.
ORDINANCE A DUD WITH NEIGHBORHOODS, DEVELOPERS
Houston Chronicle 2/3/08
The city of Houston’s high-density development ordinance, the focus of intense lobbying and hundreds of hours of work over the past three months, doesn’t satisfy either the development or neighborhood interests helping to write it.
HOUSTON NEEDS GROWTH PLAN TO COMPETE, EXPERTS SAY
NEW-HOME CONSTRUCTION FALLS 30% IN HOUSTON AREA
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ARCHITECTS PUT ENERGY INTO GREEN COMPETITION
Houston Chronicle 2/6/08
Green, energy-efficient homes don’t have to cost a whole lot of greenbacks.
CANDIDATES CAN’T AGREE ON RICHMOND
Houston Chronicle 2/7/08
The Republican contenders for Harris County judge disagreed Thursday over Metro’s plan to put a light rail line along Richmond Avenue near southwest Houston.
FEDS TO LOOK AT LANDLORDS WITH LEAD PROBLEMS
Galveston County Daily News 2/8/08
Galveston property owners who know their homes have lead paint contamination and have tried to hide it could soon be slapped with fines.
FEDERAL OFFICIALS TARGET GALVESTON LANDLORDS OVER LEAD
BIOFUELS DEEMED A GREENHOUSE THREAT
New York Times 2/8/08
The full emissions costs of producing biofuels are higher than those of producing of conventional fuels, scientists said.
CAST YOUR VOTE FOR ONE OF FIVE TEXAS LICENSE PLATE DESIGNS
Houston Chronicle 2/5/08
Want to give the Texas license plate an extreme makeover?
SKATERS ARE EAGER TO FLIP, SPIN AND SLIDE AT NEW PARK
Houston Chronicle 2/7/08
Standing near the construction site like a couple of eager 13-year-old boys, Jason Kendall and Richard Sellers could not contain their excitement upon glimpsing the epic skate park developing near downtown.
KIDS ON THE COUCH MISS OUT ON NATURE, ACTIVISTS WARN
Houston Chronicle 2/5/08
One of this year’s most popular new video games, Endless Ocean for the Nintendo Wii console, has a minimal storyline beyond sending a diver into the vast sea to discover marine life and experience natural beauty.