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June 18, 2013

ECONOTES 2013-06-18: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

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  1. TPWD leads efforts to restore oyster reefs and salt marshes after the 2008 hurricane (Lance Robinson – Texas Parks & Wildlife, 6/5/2013)
    Back in September of 2008, Hurricane Ike caused massive damage to homes and businesses in the coastal communities of the upper Texas coast. Less visible but significant damage also occurred to coastal habitats in the region and below the waters of Galveston Bay. Through a special appropriation by Congress, a $7 million fishery disaster grant was made available to Texas in 2009 from the National Ocean­ographic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). These funds were earmarked for oyster and marsh habitat restoration in the affected area. TPWD employees and volunteers have since done a lot of work to restore the marsh areas.
    http://www.tpwmagazine.com/
  2. ULI Lays Out Its Vision For Downtown Houston And It’s Green (David Pitman – KUHF News, 6/13/2013)
    A new report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) is making the case for more green space in downtown Houston. The Urban Land Institute focused its study on 64 blocks of southeast downtown — bounded by Clay to the north, the Pierce Elevated to the south, Milam to the west, and U.S. 59 to the east. The institute also wants more affordable housing, and better walkable connections between various parts of downtown.
    http://app1.kuhf.org/
  3. Jim Blackburn: Environmental attorney, advocate, author, professor (Texas Climate News, 6/17/2013)
    Jim Blackburn of Houston has been one of the most prominent and influential figures in the Texas environmental arena for more than three decades, often focusing on ecological and health issues in the Gulf Coast region. He plays a variety of interrelated roles – environmental attorney, environmental advocate, author, and professor at Rice University. Texas Climate News editor, Bill Dawson, recently interviewed Blackburn about about the concepts behind a one-day conference that will be held on Wednesday (“Evaluating and Trading Ecological Services: Is There a Role for Natural Capital in the Marketplace?”) and issues surrounding human-caused climate change.
    http://texasclimatenews.org/

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