ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES, DECEMBER 24 – JANUARY 2
CAMPAIGN BEGINS FOR CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING
Houston Chronicle 12/31/08
Residents may save the city millions of dollars in landfill costs by taking part in a recycling program set up to turn timber into garden mulch.
BRAZORIA COUNTY’S BEACHES NEED YOUR LEFTOVER TREES
HOUSTON GETS COURT VICTORY IN BATTLE AGAINST STRIP CLUBS
Houston Chronicle 12/31/08
The city of Houston claimed a significant victory Wednesday in its effort to stamp out strip clubs and pornographic boutiques that have set up shop too close to neighborhoods.
CITY SEEKS TO CLOSE PLANT AFTER ODOR, BLASTS IRK RESIDENTS
COMMISSIONERS OFFER $10 MILLION FOR DYNAMO STADIUM
Houston Chronicle 12/23/08
Harris County Commissioners El Franco Lee and Sylvia Garcia have tentatively agreed to contribute $10 million in public money to the Dynamo stadium project, provided the team and the city agree to certain conditions, city and county officials said Tuesday.
BIT OF LAND TRIGGERS BIG FIGHT OVER CITY OF HOUSTON’S POWERS
Houston Chronicle 12/28/08
When finished, the .09-acre patch of land near the Galleria will be the city’s smallest park. Too small even for a basketball court, Post Oak Lane Park might be big enough for a game of horseshoes, a few benches and greenery.
MARQUETTE DEVELOPMENT PLANS UNCHANGED
Galveston County Daily News 1/1/09
Despite Hurricane Ike and red flags due to permits, Marquette Land Investments still plans to continue with its massive development.
FEDS SUE TO TAKE NATURE PRESERVE LAND FOR BORDER FENCE
Houston Chronicle 12/30/08
The Department of Homeland Security has sued The Nature Conservancy to condemn land in a South Texas nature preserve for the border fence.
WHOOPING CRANE COUNT IN TEXAS UP TO RECORD 270
Houston Chronicle 12/29/08
Houston Chronicle The whooping crane population has set another record with 270 of the endangered birds wintering on the Texas Coastal Bend.
HOUSTON MAN HAULS AWAY BUS RIDERS’ TRASH IN FREE TIME
Houston Chronicle 12/26/08
John A. Branch furiously scrapes the concrete underneath the wooden bus stop bench with his plastic, blue-toothed rake.