Featured New TLCV Recycling Study Shows Positive Economic Impact Through A Beverage Container Deposit Program (TLCV News, 2/20/2013) Implementing a refundable deposit on beverage containers in Texas would provide a significant, positive impact to the state through increased economic activity, job creation, and reduced litter, according to a study released today by the Texas League of Conservation Voters. The State…
Houston Environmental News Update February 19, 2013 CEC NOTES Visions for a Greener Houston COALITION NOTES Texas Climate Issues Healthy Communities Indicators Symposium 2013 Houston Audubon Birdathon is back Texas Bottle Bill Petition NatureFest Artist Boat – Coastal Heritage Preserve Kayak Certification Courses 2040 Regional Transportation Plan (2040 RTP) METRO Bike & Ride Plan Greens Bayou Corridor Coalition Clean-up &…
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….