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February 1, 2012

ECONOTES 2012-02-01: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

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  1. Matagorda County cries foul over EPA’s foul-air claim (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle, 01/27/2012)
    Federal environmental regulators believe that Matagorda County is a significant contributor to Houston pollution. However, local leaders don’t agree, and Matagorda County Judge Nate McDonald believes that the two local plants are “minute by Houston’s standards.” Carl Young, a scientist for the EPA’s Region 6, has said that there is no definite link that ties Matagorda’s emissions to Houston’s pollution, but there may be a connection.
    http://www.chron.com/
  2. Activists want climate change on TV weather reports (Eric Berger – Houston Chronicle, 01/27/2012)
    Forecast the Facts is a campaign with the goal of changing how meteorologists report on climate change. Daniel Souweine, director of the Forecast the Facts drive, believes that it is important to discuss the role that climate change plays in events such as droughts and heat waves. One way the campaign is trying to trigger the change is by releasing a list of meteorologists who deny mainstream climate change science.
    http://www.chron.com/
  3. Reckoning for an Environmental Tragedy (Vicki Wolf – CLEAN, 1/27/2012)
    The Harris County Attorney’s office is suing the parties responsible for the poisoning of the San Jacinto River, Upper Galveston Bay and the Houston Ship Channel. The major concern is with the waste pits on the San Jacinto River that are leaking dioxin (polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins) into the water. The dioxins can cause long term health effects. Therefore, the State of Texas has issued a consumption advisory for crab and all species of fish from the San Jacinto River.
    http://www.cleanhouston.org/

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