ECONOTES 2012-05-14: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region
Featured
- A Mother’s Day Message from Missy – A Special Sea Turtle (Sea Turtle Restoration Project, 05/09/2012)
On April 27th, a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle returned to Galveston to lay 103 eggs. This turtle was raised for one year at the NOAA sea turtle facility in Galveston and then released in 1989. She has returned to the island to make nests three times since her release: in 2006, 2008, and 2010.
http://www.seaturtles.org/ - What We Learned About Invasive Species While Drinking Beer (Terrence Henry – StateImpact, 05/08/2012)
Participants of an event held in Austin called ‘Invasive Species and Why We Love Them With Salt’ took a look at the issues of invasive species in Texas. Texas has a unique problem as 97% of the state is privately-owned land according to Texas Parks & Wildlife. This makes it difficult for the organization to manage invasive species. There is no easy solution for these issues.
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - For Now, the Texas Drought Stays on One Side of a Dividing Line (Terrence Henry – StateImpact, 05/08/2012)
There has been a lot of rainfall throughout Texas in the past few weeks. The Texas drought seems to be subsiding in parts of the state: East Texas has greatly recovered, although not completely. However, West Texas is now in its second year of major drought and is experiencing above-normal temperatures.
http://stateimpact.npr.org/
EcoNotes
- 11 May
- Conservation pact endorsed for lizard (Matthew Tresaugue – My SA News)
http://www.mysanantonio.com/ - Water, Water, Everywhere (For Now) (Filipa Rodrigues and Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - Super Weeds No Easy Fix For US Agriculture-Experts (Carey Gillam – PlanetArk News)
http://planetark.org/ - Concerned Residents and Business Leaders Call on White Stallion to Come Clean on Mercury Pollution (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/ - 10 May
- How Much Rain It Would Take to Fill the Highland Lakes (Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/ - EPA Implements the “New†2008 Ozone Standard (Larry R. Soward – Air Alliance Houston News)
http://airalliancehouston.org/ - EPA Allows Change At Gas Pumps (Carrie Feibel – KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/ - Park and Ride Kick Off Week a success (Miranda Irvin – Ultimate Clear Lake News)
http://www.ultimateclearlake.com/ - TCEQ holds a public meeting on water quality (TCEQ News)
http://www.tceq.texas.gov/ - Forestry Association opposes study of Neches River designation (Guidry News)
http://guidrynews.com/ - 9 May
- A Mother’s Day Message from Missy – A Special Sea Turtle (Sea Turtle Restoration Project)
http://www.seaturtles.org/ - Asking the Tough Questions About Water in Texas (Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - America Just Ended its Hottest 12-Month Period. Ever. (Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - Feds seek agreement to protect endangered lizard (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/ - EPA Awards Over $40,000 to Help Students Understand Marine Mammal Rehabilitation (EPA News)
http://yosemite.epa.gov/ - EPA Provides More Than $20,000 in an Environmental Education Grant to Plant the Seeds of Future Forestry Careers (EPA News)
http://yosemite.epa.gov/ - A $50,000 EPA Environmental Education Grant Will Teach Students to Convert Cooking Oil to Fuel (EPA News)
http://yosemite.epa.gov/ - 8 May
- For Now, the Texas Drought Stays on One Side of a Dividing Line (Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - What We Learned About Invasive Species While Drinking Beer (Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - 7 May
- Protecting People and Pollinators from Pesticides (EarthShare)
http://www.earthshare.org/ - Looking Up at the Supermoon From Texas (and Beyond) (Filipa Rodrigues and Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - 3 May
- Houston will shut off more taps on water bill scofflaws (Chris Moran – Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/ - A Warmer World and Weather Gone Wild: The Most Important Story of Our Lives (Bill McKibben – Common Dreams)
http://www.commondreams.org/ - Automakers agree on ‘single-port’ charging system for electric cars (Keith Laing – The Hill)
http://thehill.com/ - Drought conditions back in picture (Natalie Stoll – KXAN News)
http://www.kxan.com/ - 2 May
- Texas Battling Pollution From Poultry Production (Dave Fehling – NPR news)
https://www.npr.org/ - 1 May
- Groundwater district offers student sponsorship to water camp (Your Conroe News)
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/ - 30 April
- Final management plan released for Flower Garden Banks Sanctuary (FIS News)
http://www.fis.com/