ECONOTES 2013-04-15: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region
Featured
- How To Make Houston’s Streets Safe For Everyone (Laurie Johnson – KUHF News, 4/13/13)
A complete street is a street designed for everyone to use, drivers, pedestrians, cyclists and mass transit. Jay Crossley with Houston Tomorrow says about 40 percent of Houstonians don’t drive and Houston streets could be safer for everyone. One of the goals of Houston Complete Streets is to get local officials to pay more attention to planning and funding safer and more user-friendly thoroughfares. This weekend and next week, 33 organizations will coordinate lectures, bike rides, walks and social awareness about the condition of Houston’s streets.
http://app1.kuhf.org/ - Houston named most walkable of all large Texas cities (Erin Mulvaney – Houston Chronicle, 4/8/13)
It may come as a surprise that in a recent ranking Houston -with its sprawling interstates, highways and toll roads – came out on top of other large Texas cities as a “walkable.” In the ranking by Walkscore.com, Houston was No. 23 out of the 50 largest U.S. cities. The website said the best Houston neighborhoods for walking are Neartown-Montrose, Greenway/Upper Kirby area, Midtown and Downtown.
http://www.chron.com/ - Gone wild: Hogs are damaging crops, contaminating water (Rachel Hall – Eastex Advocate, 4/9/13)
It is not uncommon to hear reports about increased bacteria levels in the Lake Houston Watershed, but it seems one contributing factor to the problem is almost completely unnoticed by citizens in the community. Feral hogs, also known as wild pigs, are impacting the local environment and other areas in the state of Texas. They can chemically and physically alter the water in the watershed.
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/
EcoNotes
- 15 April
- In Drought-Stricken Texas, an Upside to Hurricane Season (Terrence Henry, KUT News/StateImpact Texas – The Texas Tribune)
https://www.texastribune.org/
- In Drought-Stricken Texas, an Upside to Hurricane Season (Terrence Henry, KUT News/StateImpact Texas – The Texas Tribune)
- 14 April
- House to Feds: Pressure Mexico to Release Water (Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune – KUHF News)
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- House to Feds: Pressure Mexico to Release Water (Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune – KUHF News)
- 13 April
- How To Make Houston’s Streets Safe For Everyone (Laurie Johnson – KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/ - Obama budget would increase U.S. clean-energy spending (Andy Sullivan – Planet Ark News)
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- How To Make Houston’s Streets Safe For Everyone (Laurie Johnson – KUHF News)
- 12 April
- Houston Bike To Work Day Brings Out Regular, Occasional And Non-Bicycle Commuters (Florian Martin – KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/ - Oh, The Places You Can See Wildflowers In Houston (Gail Delaughter – KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/ - Top Bots: 12 All-Earth Ecobot Challenge teams compete in ‘Bot-Off’ April 13 (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/ - Coal to stay important in U.S. energy mix -environment agency pick (Valerie Volcovici – Planet Ark News)
http://planetark.org/ - Energy Dollars Flow to Texas Politicians (Kate Galbraith, Texas Tribune – StateImpact)
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- Houston Bike To Work Day Brings Out Regular, Occasional And Non-Bicycle Commuters (Florian Martin – KUHF News)
- 11 April
- New Plan Would Put Water and Roads Funding in Voters’ Hands (Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - Shale for Sale: Looking Beyond the Buzz in the Cline (Mose Buchele – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - Top Oil and Gas Regulator Retweets Noose Image (Kate Galbraith, Texas Tribune – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - Hurricanes May Be Needed to Help Pull Texas Out of Drought (Olivia Gordon – StateImpact)
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- New Plan Would Put Water and Roads Funding in Voters’ Hands (Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
- 10 April
- Texas legislators consider water recycling mandates (Fuel Fix)
http://fuelfix.com/ - Air Alliance Houston Names New Director (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/ - Tesla Has Eyes for Texas, But Will the State Oblige? (Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - Solar-Powered Public Property Bill Backed by Education, Military (Olivia Gordon – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - Texas County Tries to Stop Illegal Dumping of Oil Waste (Dave Fehling – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - EPA’s FY 2014 Budget Proposal Maintains the Strength of Federal, State, and Tribal Core Environmental and Human Health Protections (EPA News)
http://yosemite.epa.gov/ - TCEQ Approves Fines Totaling $1,010,655 (TCEQ News)
http://www.tceq.texas.gov/
- Texas legislators consider water recycling mandates (Fuel Fix)
- 9 April
- Gone wild: Hogs are damaging crops, contaminating water (Rachel Hall – Eastex Advocate)
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/ - Big Switch for Water Regulation in Texas Dominates Hearing at the Capitol (David Barer – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - Perry to Obama: Press Mexico for Water (Kate Galbraith – The Texas Tribune)
http://www.texastribune.org/ - Poll: Americans Say Regulate Fracking More, Climate Change is Here (Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - Carbon From Power Plants Down as Coal Continues to Decline (Terrence Henry – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/
- Gone wild: Hogs are damaging crops, contaminating water (Rachel Hall – Eastex Advocate)
- 8 April
- Houston named most walkable of all large Texas cities (Erin Mulvaney – Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/ - Keep Houston Beautiful Day Kicks Off Great American Cleanup (Guidry News)
http://guidrynews.com/ - Without birds, will Guam’s forests look like Swiss cheese? (Guidry News)
http://guidrynews.com/ - Houston Complete Streets Week is Coming (Matt Dietrichson – Houston Tomorrow)
http://www.houstontomorrow.org/ - Land Stewardship Workshop for Women (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/ - What to Watch For at the Texas Legislature This Week (David Barer – StateImpact)
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ - Getting Serious About a Texas-Size Drought (Kate Galbraith – The Texas Tribune)
http://www.texastribune.org/
- Houston named most walkable of all large Texas cities (Erin Mulvaney – Houston Chronicle)
- 7 April
- Scrutiny for state’s water board (Matthew Tresaugue – MySA News)
http://www.mysanantonio.com/
- Scrutiny for state’s water board (Matthew Tresaugue – MySA News)
- 6 April
- Texas provides clues to climate change impacts (Ramit Plushnick-Masti – SeattlePi)
http://www.seattlepi.com/
- Texas provides clues to climate change impacts (Ramit Plushnick-Masti – SeattlePi)
- 5 April
- Range-wide Lesser Prairie Chicken Plan Submitted to U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (Texas Parks & Wildlife)
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/ - Judge dismisses latest BP injunction in oil spill settlement dispute (Deon Daugherty – Houston Business Journal)
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- Range-wide Lesser Prairie Chicken Plan Submitted to U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (Texas Parks & Wildlife)
- 2 April
- April in Texas State Parks Is ‘For the Birds’ (Texas Parks & Wildlife)
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/
- April in Texas State Parks Is ‘For the Birds’ (Texas Parks & Wildlife)
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