Houston Environmental News Update March 19, 2013

CEC NOTES Support CEC with Workplace Giving COALITION NOTES Buffalo Bayou Partnership at the OKRA Charity Saloon Public Comment – Transportation Improvement Program Projects Cypress Creek Greenway Initiative Going Green Sustainability Lecture: Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Your House Houston Green Film Series: Complete Streets in Film Alliance for Clean Texas (ACT) Lobby Day Root Ball 2013 Texas Stream Team Certified…

83rd Texas Legislature Regular Session, March 19, 2013

CEC is sharing information during the session about what bills our member groups and readers are tracking. More information is available at cechouston.org/category/texas-legislature/. Let us know what you think about the senate bills that have been filed! Take a quick survey to let us know which senate bills are important to you–and why! We’ll let you know what our readers…

ECONOTES 2013-03-18: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

Featured Judge orders Texas to protect whooping cranes (Mike Tolson – Houston Chronicle, 3/12/2013) A federal judge has ruled that the state of Texas failed to take necessary steps to provide enough water to maintain the habitat of the endangered whooping crane – a decision which could have implications on how water in some areas is rationed in future droughts….