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Houston Environmental News Update June 2, 2015

A week ago, we were marveling at how much water that had just been dumped on us. The media was thinking about it too, with articles discussing the tragedies and damage, as well as lack of federal funding, park closures, delays in park openings, mountains of debris, the impact of flood control projects in reducing damage, politics, meteorology, dams, and…

Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region: June 1, 2015

Featured Is a lack of federal funding to blame for Monday’s flooding along Brays Bayou? (Editorial – Houston Chronicle, 5/28/2015) “…Floods are nothing new for the neighborhoods near those muddy waters, but after Tropical Storm Allison the federal government united with the Harris County Flood Control District to improve water retention and flood prevention in the Brays Bayou watershed. The…