Featured Earth Day: Analyzing Houston’s Environmental Successes And Shortcomings (Syeda Hasan – Houston Public Media, 4/21/2015) “University of Houston professor Martin Melosi has been analyzing the city’s environmental issues for about 30 years. He says flooding has long been a concern for the region, but Houston has developed better responses like the bayous. ‘I do think that we have probably…
Just in case you weren’t sure which holiday we celebrate tomorrow (if you read this, you probably celebrate year round), the banner photo for today’s newsletter is a update of the Blue Marble photograph, NASA’s 2014 Global Selfie. The blue marble image is often associated with Earth Day. The updated photo by NASA is a a mosaic of images posted…
Featured County Attorney appeals trial court rulings in San Jacinto Waste Pits case (The Poutpourri, 4/17/2015) “Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan today appealed trial court rulings in the case involving the contamination of the San Jacinto River. County Attorney Ryan filed a Notice of Appeal in the case of Harris County and the State of Texas v. International Paper. The…