Environmental Headlines
- 3 August
- LCRA prepares to impose restrictions as lake levels fall (KHOU)
http://www.khou.com/news/state/stories/khou090803_mp_lake-travis-water-levels.a674a0ce.html - Learn how to live greener (The Woodlands Villager)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/08/03/woodlands_villager/lifestyles/wv-g_home_and_garden_pr.txt - 4 August
- Gulf of Mexico topic of environmental summit (KHOU)
http://www.khou.com/news/state/stories/khou090804_tnt_gulf-of-mexico-environment.a9346078.html - Group kicks off effort to cut down pollution (ABC 13)
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=6947618 - City of Galveston (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019648 - TxDOT responds to public outcry (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019662 - CenterPoint Energy applies for $200 million federal stimulus grant to accelerate current smart meter project and begin building self-healing grid (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019685 - 5 August
- Last hopes for survival for Attwater Prairie Chickens (KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-news-display.php?articles_id=1249507804 - Repairing Houston’s airports (KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-news-display.php?articles_id=1249513521 - New guides make Texas State Park visit a breeze (Texas Parks and Wildlife)
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/releases/?req=20090805a - Galveston County Commissioners Court (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019689 - 6 August
- Texans’ views on climate aren’t so different, polls show (Texas Climate News)
http://www.texasclimatenews.org/ - Revised hurricane outlook doesn’t change local plan (KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-news-display.php?articles_id=1249596923 - Hurricane forecast revised downward (KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-news-display.php?articles_id=1249592484 - New PBS series to explore effects of built environment on public health (Houston Tomorrow)
http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/new-pbs-series-to-explore-effects-of-built-environment-on-public-health/ - Most donation, recycling bins may be banned (The Citizen)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/08/06/pasadena_citizen/news/080609_city_council.txt - Texas AgriLife Extension Service (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019730 - 7 August
- Coordinating the next hurricane strike (KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-news-display.php?articles_id=1249687175 - Galveston water failure (KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-news-display.php?articles_id=1249679708 - Helicopters over pipelines conducting study (The Facts)
http://thefacts.com/story.lasso?ewcd=ce173dec609a7729 - Parks and Recreation projects a major part of township budget (The Woodlands Villager)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/08/08/woodlands_villager/news/wv-n_township_cc_0806.txt - Voluntary water rationing continues in League City (Guidry News)
http://guidrynews.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=I5CE5AAuACIAAAKNAAMMgw - City of Galveston (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019740 - Texas general land office (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019747 - UTMB environmental centers honor Gulf Coast community heroes
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019743 - 1000 Boots (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019756 - 8 August
- CEO envisions a Gulf Coast algae boom (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/energy/6565247.html - Green School Conquering Autism Earns EPA’s Rare DEES Designation & Saves $170,000
http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000050401_green-school-conquering-autism-earns-epas-rare-dees-designation–saves-170000.html - Drought not affecting city’s water supply (Wharton Journal-Spectator)
http://www.journal-spectator.com/news/2009/0808/front_page/001.html - 9 August
- Raid may signal turning point for waste facility (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6565741.html - 10 August
- Professor calls for better storm preparation for disabled (KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-news-display.php?articles_id=1249941003 - Free electricity for non-profits (KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-news-display.php?articles_id=1249691159 - Pests appear in Houston (KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-news-display.php?articles_id=1249689174 - FEMA obligates $3.6 million to Galveston for debris removal (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019797 - Beautification Committee steps up commitment to city (The Tribune)
http://www.ourtribune.com/article.php?id=7904 - Kingwood is greening up (The Tribune)
http://www.ourtribune.com/article.php?id=7920 - KBR works to ramp up non-food biofuel output (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/energy/6566733.html - 11 August
- States to discuss Entergy’s power grid (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6568107.html - Damaged La Marque units evacuated months after Ike (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6568128.html - Shoreacres City Council (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019814 - West Galveston boil water notice lifted (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019810 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019829 - Farmers Market at Clear Lake Shores (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000019807
- Green jobs await recovery (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/energy/6567799.html