ECONOTES 2013-03-25: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region
Featured
- Drought conditions contribute to decline in monarch populations (Erin Mulvaney – Houston Chronicle, 3/14/2013)
Monarch butterfly populations have been fluttering away in the last decade, and a local expert points to Texas’ drought conditions and recent wildfires as key factors in the decline. The number of monarchs as well as milkweed plants, which are key to the insects’ survival, are in low supply. (Erin Mulvaney – Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/ - Need to check Houston smog levels? There’s an app for that (Greg Barr – Houston Business Journal, 3/20/2013)
Houston-area residents can now check their mobile phone for ozone levels. A partnership between the University of Houston, Air Alliance Houston and the American Lung Association has created “OzoneMap,” a free app for smartphones and tablets that delivers real-time air quality reports.
http://www.bizjournals.com/ - City response on “One Bin For All†(Houston Chronicle, 3/25/2013)
Laura Spanjian has answered many questions about the One Bin project. One Bin’s powerful metaphor is that everything is a resource and everything can be repurposed. This innovation is in some ways a natural progression for the recycling industry.
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EcoNotes
- 25 March
- City response on “One Bin For All†(Houston Chronicle)
http://blog.chron.com/ - Clean Texas Marina of the Year awarded to Marina Del Sol (The Bay Area Citizen)
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/ - Threatened Loggerhead sea turtles get some U.S. government support (Harriet McLeod – Planet Ark News)
http://planetark.org/ - EPA’s Science Advisory Board Announces Independent Panel to Peer Review Agency’s Hydraulic Fracturing Research (EPA News)
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- City response on “One Bin For All†(Houston Chronicle)
- 23 March
- Oooo, that smell – in Timbergrove Manor (Michael Sudhalter – The Leader)
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- Oooo, that smell – in Timbergrove Manor (Michael Sudhalter – The Leader)
- 22 March
- The zebra threat – Opinion (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/ - Houston rail, reborn – Opinion (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/ - App for Houston’s Air Quality (Kathryn Yglecias – Fox 26 News)
http://www.myfoxhouston.com/ - This Week in Drought: Time to Wake Up and Smell the Scarcity (Terrence Henry and Olivia Gordon – StateImpact)
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- The zebra threat – Opinion (Houston Chronicle)
- 21 March
- Groups gather feedback for Cypress Creek Greenway study (Marie Leonard – Community Impact Newspaper)
http://impactnews.com/ - Sharing the roads with bikes – Opinion (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/ - Metro works to make bus system easier to use – Opinion (Christof Spieler – Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/ - Pipeline prudence – Opinion (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/ - Legislation Would Have Fracking Fluid Recipes Sent to Landowners Nearby (David Barer and Olivia Gordon – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - Sanctions sought against Halliburton (Harry R. Weber – Houston Chronicle)
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- Groups gather feedback for Cypress Creek Greenway study (Marie Leonard – Community Impact Newspaper)
- 20 March
- Need to check Houston smog levels? There’s an app for that (Greg Barr – Houston Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/ - South Montgomery County officials identify projects for transportation study (Matt Stephens – Community Impact Newspaper)
http://impactnews.com/ - Spring clean to protect Galveston Bay (The Friendswood Journal)
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/ - Whooping Crane Migration Watch Gets Under Way (Texas Parks & Wildlife)
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/ - City of Nassau Bay joins Galveston Bay Foundation in Clean Water Partnership program (WiredIn)
http://wiredin.cc/ - Working Together on World Water Day (Earth Share)
http://www.earthshare.org/ - South Montgomery County officials identify projects for transportation study (Matt Stephens – Community Impact Newspaper)
http://impactnews.com/ - Need to check Houston smog levels? There’s an app for that (Greg Barr – Houston Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/ - Heights-Northside Mobility Study meeting coming up (Houston Chronicle)
http://blog.chron.com/ - House Passes Public Utility Commission Sunset Bill (Kate Galbriath – The Texas Tribune)
http://www.texastribune.org/ - Bill Would Overhaul How Pollution Permits are Fought in Texas (Mose Buchele – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - Coming Soon to the TCEQ: Greenhouse Gas Permits? (David Barer – StateImpact)
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- Need to check Houston smog levels? There’s an app for that (Greg Barr – Houston Business Journal)
- 19 March
- Report: 500B gallons of water could be saved in Texas (Mark Reagan – Valley Morning Star)
http://www.valleymorningstar.com/ - In Texas, Recycling Oilfield Water Has Far to Go (Kate Galbraith – The Texas Tribune)
http://www.texastribune.org/ - Annual Trash Off Day nearing (Jacob Truchard – The Colorado County Citizen)
http://www.coloradocountycitizen.com/ - City of Dickinson Beginning $1.9 Million in Street and Drainage Improvements (Guidry News)
http://guidrynews.com/ - Environmental Justice and the EPA’s New Man in Texas (Dave Fehling – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - Update: Legislation to Allow Drought-Resistant Yards in HOAs Moves Forward (Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - U.S. Water Infrastructure Given ‘D’ Grade by ASCE Group (Peter S. Green – Bloomberg)
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- Report: 500B gallons of water could be saved in Texas (Mark Reagan – Valley Morning Star)
- 18 March
- Recycle your old electronics (The Bellaire Examiner)
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/ - What More Sound Science Does the TCEQ Need? (Larry R. Soward – Air Alliance Houston)
http://airalliancehouston.org/ - Super Downsize Me (Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - EPA Marks March 18-24 as Fifth Annual Fix a Leak Week (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/ - EPA: Fuel Efficiency is Up, While Vehicle Emissions are Down (Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - EPA Announces University Challenge to Find Innovative Uses for Toxics Data (EPA News)
http://yosemite.epa.gov/ - Secure Pesticides and Chemicals during Poison Prevention Week/More than 145,000 reports made each year to poison centers involving pesticides and disinfectants (EPA News)
http://yosemite.epa.gov/ - EPA Marks March 18-24 as Fifth Annual Fix a Leak Week/One in every 10 homes has a leak that is wasting at least 90 gallons of water per day (EPA News)
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- Recycle your old electronics (The Bellaire Examiner)
- 14 March
- Drought conditions contribute to decline in monarch populations (Erin Mulvaney – Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/ - The Woodlands, H-GAC study transit options (Matt Stephens – Community Impact Newspaper)
http://impactnews.com/ - Houston wins $1 million with ‘One Bin for All’ idea (The Bellaire Examiner)
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- Drought conditions contribute to decline in monarch populations (Erin Mulvaney – Houston Chronicle)
- 13 March
- Houston company to open biofuel facility on Houston Ship Channel (Deon Daugherty – Houston Business Journal)
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- Houston company to open biofuel facility on Houston Ship Channel (Deon Daugherty – Houston Business Journal)
- 12 March
- April hazardous waste event set at fairgrounds (Jacob Truchard – The Colorado County Citizen)
http://www.coloradocountycitizen.com/ - Upcoming projects to fix well-known bottlenecks (Houston Chronicle)
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- April hazardous waste event set at fairgrounds (Jacob Truchard – The Colorado County Citizen)
- 11 March
- Shifting role for federal transportation funding (Houston Chronicle)
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- Shifting role for federal transportation funding (Houston Chronicle)