ECONOTES 2013-02-11: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region
Featured
- Freshwater Coastal Prairie Wetland Restoration – Case Study: Sheldon Lake State Park (Marissa Sipocz – Texas Watersheds, 2/15/13)
Freshwater coastal prairie wetlands once covered large expanses of the Houston-Galveston landscape. Over 50 years, agricultural development and use altered the land surface and subsurface to an extreme degree. Successful restoration of these landscapes can be a difficult process at best. However, a new technique was used for the wetland restoration project at Sheldon Lake State Park, which involved new planning and development methods combined with traditional restoration techniques.
http://links.govdelivery.com/ - City of Jersey Village will fund trail construction (Houston Chronicle, 2/12/2013)
The city of Jersey Village and the Harris County Flood Control District have joined forces to construct the Jersey Meadows stormwater detention basin, along with a 1.6-mile walking trail around the basin. The 43-acre project, which is expected to be under way through this spring, will have a capacity of 114 million gallons once it is completed.
http://www.chron.com/ - Chronicles of a Zoo Intern: Dealing with Diets (Marissa Talamantes – The Official Houston Zoo Blog)
It takes a lot of work to prepare meals in the Carnivore Department of the zoo. The amount of food is largely determined by animals’ weight. The vet monitors animals’ body condition and adjusts portions based on target weights and behaviors.
http://www.houstonzooblogs.org/
EcoNotes
- 16 February
- Texas Renewable Energy Faces Hurdles in Legislature (Kate Galbraith – KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/ - Aggies Converge On Bastrop State Park To Replace Trees (tamu Times)
http://tamutimes.tamu.edu/
- Texas Renewable Energy Faces Hurdles in Legislature (Kate Galbraith – KUHF News)
- 15 February
- Freshwater Coastal Prairie Wetland Restoration – Case Study: Sheldon Lake State Park (Marissa Sipocz – Texas Watersheds)
http://links.govdelivery.com/ - Texas Renewable Energy Faces Hurdles in Legislature (Kate Galbraith – The Texas Tribune)
http://www.texastribune.org/ - Proposed White Stallion Power Plant Cancelled (Andrew Schneider – KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/ - Drilling Boom Spurs $1.5 Billion Investment in Gulf Coast Pipeline Factory (Mose Buchele – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - After White Stallion Power Plant Canceled, Coal Faces Dark Future in Texas (Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
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- Freshwater Coastal Prairie Wetland Restoration – Case Study: Sheldon Lake State Park (Marissa Sipocz – Texas Watersheds)
- 14 February
- Water Use in Fracking Draws Legislature’s Attention (Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - Rolando Pablos Stepping Down From Public Utility Commission (Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - Texas Lawmaker Seeks Overhaul of Water Board (Kate Galbraith – The Texas Tribune)
http://www.texastribune.org/
- Water Use in Fracking Draws Legislature’s Attention (Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
- 13 February
- What You Can Do About Climate Change (Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - Texas Watches State of the Union with an Eye on Energy (Mose Buchele – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - New Bill Aims to Quiet Down Texas’ Water Wars (Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - As Mexico Shares Less Water With Texas, Lawmakers Watch and Worry (David Barer – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - Study asks: are plant-based diets environmentally friendly? (Andrew Seaman – Planet Ark News)
http://planetark.org/ - EPA Invites Communities to Apply for Smart Growth Assistance (EPA News)
http://yosemite.epa.gov/ - TCEQ Approves Fines Totaling $533,296 (TCEQ News)
http://www.tceq.texas.gov/
- What You Can Do About Climate Change (Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
- 12 February
- City of Jersey Village will fund trail construction (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/ - Why One Lawmaker Wants Texas Lakes to Post Mercury Warnings (David Barer – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - Texas Reports Electronics Recycling Results (TCEQ News)
http://www.tceq.texas.gov/ - Texas senators want water projects prioritized (Matthew Tresaugue – My SA News)
http://blog.mysanantonio.com/ - Texas Senate starts work on $2 billion water fund (Chris Tomlinson – Lubbock Avalanche Journal)
http://lubbockonline.com/ - Houston Area Hatchery-Aquarium Hosts Free Anniversary Bash Feb. 23 (Texas Parks & Wildlife)
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- City of Jersey Village will fund trail construction (Houston Chronicle)
- 11 February
- Chronicles of a Zoo Intern: Dealing with Diets (Marissa Talamantes – The Official Houston Zoo Blog)
http://www.houstonzooblogs.org/ - TxDOT Looks To Private Funds For Help With Highway Cleanup (Gail Delaughter – KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/ - Is Texas preparing to drop its refusal to issue greenhouse-gas permits? (Texas Climate News)
http://texasclimatenews.org/ - Hundreds Of Aggies To Plant Thousands Of Trees At Fire-ravaged Bastrop State Park, Starting Saturday (tamu Times)
http://tamutimes.tamu.edu/ - Peck Elementary Students Plant Trees Donated by Trees for Houston (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/ - Polluters and Penalties: Will Higher Fines Make a Difference in Texas? (Dave Fehling – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - EPA Makes Public Comprehensive Information on Use of Chemicals in the U.S. (EPA News)
http://yosemite.epa.gov/
- Chronicles of a Zoo Intern: Dealing with Diets (Marissa Talamantes – The Official Houston Zoo Blog)
- 10 February
- A tale told in maps and charts: Texas in the National Climate Assessment (Texas Climate News)
http://texasclimatenews.org/
- A tale told in maps and charts: Texas in the National Climate Assessment (Texas Climate News)
- 8 February
- Camp Strake property deserves to remain a natural oasis amid suburban growth (Janice Van Dyke Walden – Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/ - Greenhouse gas emissions permitting controversy could hamper Houston-area energy business (Deon Daugherty – Houston Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/
- Camp Strake property deserves to remain a natural oasis amid suburban growth (Janice Van Dyke Walden – Houston Chronicle)
- 7 February
- Harris County Flood Control District begins county-wide maintenance project (Guidry News)
http://guidrynews.com/ - Feds offer $150M in clean energy tax credits (Deon Daugherty – Houston Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/
- Harris County Flood Control District begins county-wide maintenance project (Guidry News)
- 6 February
- Drought puts drain on water supplies for power plants (Emily Pickrell – Fuel Fix)
http://fuelfix.com/
- Drought puts drain on water supplies for power plants (Emily Pickrell – Fuel Fix)
- 5 February
- County discusses land divisions (The Colorado County Citizen)
http://www.coloradocountycitizen.com/ - Regional mobility plan moves ahead (Catherine Dominguez – The Villager)
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/
- County discusses land divisions (The Colorado County Citizen)
- 4 February
- Sugar Land Earth Day celebration scheduled for April 20 (Your Fort Bend news)
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/
- Sugar Land Earth Day celebration scheduled for April 20 (Your Fort Bend news)