Featured Shelley: EPA mandate would benefit the lives of all Houstonians (Adrian Shelley – Houston Chronicle, 2/22/2014) We know that ozone pollution is a public health threat in Houston. Now a study by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency suggests that threat is greater than previously thought. As a result, the ozone standard is likely to be lowered by the end…
Houston Environmental News Update February 18, 2014 COALITION NOTES Houston Green Film Series: Story of Stuff Film Festival. The Houston Green Film Series will continue on February 19, 2014, from 6:30-9:30pm at the Rice Media Center. Transition Houston and partners in the Houston Green Film Series will screen four of Annie Leonard’s Story of Stuff videos interleaved with conversations between…
Featured Cy-Fair event focuses on benefits of trees (Flori Meeks – Houston Chronicle, 2/11/2014) Northwest Harris County gained more than 1,000 new trees earlier this month during the Houston Area Urban Forestry Council’s 2014 Tree Planting Competition. The event was co-sponsored by the Harris County Flood Control District, which actively encourages tree-plantings along the county’s bayous and stormwater detention basins….