By Ella Tyler Houston made the New York Times Tuesday, and not in a flattering way. The Times said that Houston recycles just 2.6 percent of its total waste, citing a survey conducted by the trade publication Trash News. The national average for large cities is 32 percent.
Each year, the CEC honors individuals and groups in the Houston area with our Synergy Award. The awards celebrate cooperative action – where the whole is greater than any of its parts. We give awards for conservation, community activism, corporate awareness, environmental education, media, government, sustainable planning, and lifetime achievement.
The Galveston Bay Estuary Program is presenting a workshop on urban growth management for the Dickinson Bayou watershed on Tuesday, August 5 and on Thursday, August 7.