ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES, AUGUST 9-15

COURT BACKS HOUSTON SMOG PLAN SOME CALL TOO LENIENT Houston Chronicle 8/14/08 A federal appeals court sided Wednesday with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its approval of a smog-fighting plan for Houston that environmentalists claim will not result in healthy air. BUFFALO BAYOU BRIDGE NOW PART OF METRO LIGHT RAIL PLAN Houston Chronicle 8/15/08 The Metropolitan Transit Authority’s light…