Environmental Headlines
- July
- New EPA Administrator Brings Hope to Texas (CLEAN)
http://www.cleanhouston.org/air/features/mtgwithepa.htm - In 2009 CLEAN Focuses on Environmental Justice (CLEAN)
http://www.cleanhouston.org/misc/clean2009.htm - 26 July
- Alligator numbers fall in aftermath of Ike Nesting down 90 percent where killer storm surge damaged habitats (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2009_4770453 - Gator hunts set for season (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2009_4770455
- 27 July
- Funding available for Texas grassland owners (USDA)
http://www.tx.nrcs.usda.gov/ - 28 July
- Wanted: Your gas guzzler (KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-news-display.php?articles_id=1248819043 - Sustainability research (Houston Tomorrow)
http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/rices-shell-center-to-fund-sustainability-research-education-program/ - Texas scorched by worst drought in 50 years (Wall Street Journal)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124872939604384837.html - Beach water quality report due out Wednesday (Connect Amarillo)
http://www.connectamarillo.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=330043 - August in the garden (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/gardening/6551154.html - 29 July
- Houstonians pay more for Hurricane Ike (KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-news-display.php?articles_id=1248903103 - Gulf ‘dead zone’ smaller than expected, more severe (Houston Tomorrow)
http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/gulf-dead-zone-smaller-than-expected-more-severe/ - H-E-B recycling contamination forces removal of bins (The Villager)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/07/30/woodlands_villager/lifestyles/wv-g_h-e-b_recycling.txt - Proposed hazardous waste site riles residents (Galveston County Daily News)
http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=93f70a19a31e26da - Beach water quality report released (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6553811.html - Pecan Grove MUD storm water management program is under way (Fort Bend Herald)
http://www.fbherald.com/articles/2009/07/29/news/doc4a70b9c311475089918853.txt - Beach water quality report released (KHOU)
http://www.khou.com/news/state/stories/khou090729_mp_beach-water-quality-report.8cbd9c6f.html - “Bud the Ox” dies at Barrington Living History Farm (Texas Parks and Wildlife)
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/releases/?req=20090729a - 30 July
- Harnessing the sun’s energy (KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-news-display.php?articles_id=1248990508 - NASA movie depicts entire 2008 hurricane season (Houston Tomorrow)
http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/nasa-movie-depicts-entire-2008-hurricane-season/ - Recycling slump hits Houston’s Waste Management (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/6554287.html - Senator Hutchison extends Texas toll moratorium through 2010 (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019554 - Biolab fight in Twister Alley (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019521 - UTMB to reopen emergency room Saturday (Guidry News)
 http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019530 - Coast Guard, assisting agencies cleanup tar balls in vicinity of Corpus Christi (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019518 - Citizens for Environmental Justice and Sierra Club file community air pollution complaint with Texas environmental agency and allege community health effects from CITGO refinery alkylation unit fire (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019541 - Hutchison Secures More Than $4.6 Million for Matagorda Ship Channel Improvements (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019537 - Galveston summer band concert and history of the Galveston Seawall (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019539 - 31 July
- City Council to consider restrictions on the use of fill dirt for elevated buildings (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019590 - Hurricane Ike milestone reached (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019584 - Galveston’s newest landmark: downtown commercial building at 2125 Church Street (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019583 - Gov. Perry: states must have the power to implement effective health care policies (Office of the Governor)
http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/13368/ - Gov. Perry appoints Satterwhite to the 441st Judicial District Court (Office of the Governor)
http://governor.state.tx.us/news/appointment/13372/ - UTMB recognized for quality of care (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019580 - Baytown local bus service celebrating anniversary with free rides (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019581 - Houston-Galveston Commuter Rail (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019576 - Mayor Bill White, CenterPoint reach tentative agreement on disputed storm recovery costs (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019566 - Texas Department of Transportation (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019558 - Cleanup of tar balls on Corpus Christi beaches continues (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019563 - United States Coast Guard (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019564 - Recycle rain (Houston Chronicle)
http://blogs.chron.com/lazygardener/2009/07/recycle_rain.html#comments - 1 August
- Main Street Program solicits stories for video project (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019592 - New season brings limits for duck hunters (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/sports/6557598.html - 3 August
- Jefferson County Commissioners Court (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019621 - DPS rolls out new vehicle inspection designs (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019608 - Disaster city training (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019599 - “Green” store opens despite sluggish economy (KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-news-display.php?articles_id=1249277560 - 4 August
- Authorities shut down Houston plant (KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-news-display.php?articles_id=124942089