Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region: April 29, 2014

Features Legal Battle Begins Over Galveston Bay Oil Spill (David Pitman – Houston Public Media, 4/28/2014) The owner of the towboat and barge that leaked nearly 170,000 gallons of oil into Galveston Bay says the Liberian bulk carrier involved in the collision was “dangerous” and “unseaworthy”. In a federal court filing, Kirby Inland Marine says the bulk carrier, the Summer…