Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region: October 11, 2015
Featured
- METRO Accepts Award for Best Transit Agency in North America (Houston Style Magazine, 10/9/2015)
“The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) today received the 2015 ‘Outstanding Public Transportation System Achievement Award’ from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). The award was given to METRO at APTA’s annual meeting in San Francisco. The national organization bestows the award annually to transit agencies in three categories. METRO competed and won in the category for largest transit agencies, those providing 20 million or more passenger trips annually. The award acknowledges transit accomplishments over the past three years. METRO was judged on safety, operations and maintenance, customer service, financial management, sustainability, workforce development, attendance and employee costs, minority and women advancement, marketing, policy administration, and community relations. METRO was also judged on quantitative measures including riders per hour and total passenger miles.”
http://stylemagazine.com - Bike across Houston: City’s B-cycle set to become largest bike sharing program in the Southwest (Elizabeth Rhodes – CultureMap Houston, 10/6/2015)
“After enjoying three years of success, the city’s bike sharing program — Houston B-Cycle — is getting a big boost from the federal government, one that will enable the program to become the largest bike share program in Texas and the southwest. B-Cycle was recently approved by the Houston-Galveston Area Council Transportation Policy Council for $3.48 million from the Transportation Improvement Program to expand the city’s bike sharing program. The funds will allow Houston B-Cycle to triple in size over the next 18 to 24 months, expanding from 29 stations and 210 bikes to 100 stations and nearly 800 bikes. ”
http://houston.culturemap.com - New development to claim Montrose garden (Nancy Sarnoff – Houston Chronicle, 10/5/2015)
“A lush community garden is giving way to new development in east Montrose, dismaying the homegrown horticulturists who’ve leased small plots there since 2012 to tend fruit trees, grow seasonal vegetables and otherwise reap joy from a rare patch of green in the middle of their urban neighborhood. The city of Houston put the 8,400 square-foot parcel in the Audubon Place historic district under contract earlier this year with the intention of keeping it a garden. But officials backed out just before the three-month option period ended, the seller’s real estate broker says. Now, a builder has signed an agreement to buy the property known as Greenleaf Gardens and put two “Prairie-style” homes on the site.”
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EcoNotes
- 9 October
- METRO Accepts Award for Best Transit Agency in North America (Houston Style Magazine)
http://stylemagazine.com - Scientists protect Gulf from ravenous lionfish (Harvey Rice – Houston Chronicle)
www.chron.com - Volkswagen U.S. CEO Says He Didn’t Know in 2014 of Emissions Defeat Devices (Mike Spector and Amy Harder – The Wall Street Journal)
www.wsj.com - To Paxton’s Cheers, Court Blocks EPA Clean Water Rule (Jim Malewitz and Kiah Collier – The Texas Tribune)
www.texastribune.org - The Promise and Peril of Cheap Oil (Foreign Policy)
http://foreignpolicy.com - TV Traffic Reporters Battle for METRO Rodeo Championship (Guidry News)
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- METRO Accepts Award for Best Transit Agency in North America (Houston Style Magazine)
- 8 October
- Texas Sues Volkswagen Over Emissions Cheating (Kiah Collier and Jim Malewitz – The Texas Tribune)
www.texastribune.org - National Night Out 2015 (Juan Flores – airCurrent News)
http://airalliancehouston.org - Republicans (including Texans) warming to actions against climate change (Bill Dawson – Texas Climate News)
http://texasclimatenews.org - Tree care professionals honored at Texas Tree Conference (The Gilmer Mirror)
http://gilmermirror.com - The Latest: Lawmakers press EPA on its response to VW case (Townhall)
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- Texas Sues Volkswagen Over Emissions Cheating (Kiah Collier and Jim Malewitz – The Texas Tribune)
- 7 October
- The Zero Campaign will End Air Pollution from Goods Movement (Adrian Shelley – airCurrent News)
http://airalliancehouston.org - Brown and Caldwell joins DC Water to unveil $470M waste-to-energy project (Brown and Caldwell)
www.brownandcaldwell.com - This time, push for Montgomery Co. road bond is low-key (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle)
www.houstonchronicle.com - City Council Streamlines Houston’s Historic Preservation Ordinance (Florian Martin – Houston Public Media)
www.houstonpublicmedia.org - Report: Energy Boom-Related Traffic Crashes Cost Billions (Jim Malewitz – The Texas Tribune)
www.texastribune.org - EPA: Keep the pressure on major air pollutors (Sara E. Smith – Environment Texas)
www.environmenttexas.org - Guardian to cut air pollution at plants in seven states (The Kingsburg Recorder)
http://hanfordsentinel.com - Commentary: A farmer’s view of the Clean Water Act (Russell Boening – AG Professional)
www.agprofessional.com - NOAA Fisheries Seeks Comments on Proposed Changes to King Mackerel Management (Wakulla News)
www.wakulla.com - Deep seas complicate search for ship lost in hurricane: investigator (Barbara Liston – Planet Ark News)
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- The Zero Campaign will End Air Pollution from Goods Movement (Adrian Shelley – airCurrent News)
- 6 October
- Bike across Houston: City’s B-cycle set to become largest bike sharing program in the Southwest (Elizabeth Rhodes – CultureMap Houston)
http://houston.culturemap.com - Texas to get $800 million for Gulf in final BP deal (Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune – Star-Telegram)
www.star-telegram.com - Denton Announces Renewable Energy Plan (Eleanor Dearman – The Texas Tribune)
www.texastribune.org - Editorial: An international trade pact with big implications here in Texas (The Dallas Morning News)
www.dallasnews.com - U.S. court orders EPA to rewrite ship ballast water dumping rules (Jonathan Stempel – Planet Ark News)
http://planetark.org - The Bookshelf: Oct. 7, 2015 (Madlin Mekelburg – Trib+Water)
www.texastribune.org - The Q&A: Richard Seline (Madlin Mekelburg – Trib+Water)
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- Bike across Houston: City’s B-cycle set to become largest bike sharing program in the Southwest (Elizabeth Rhodes – CultureMap Houston)
- 5 October
- New development to claim Montrose garden (Nancy Sarnoff – Houston Chronicle)
www.houstonchronicle.com - In Final BP Deal, Texas to Get $800 Million for Gulf (Jim Malewitz – The Texas Tribune)
www.texastribune.org - Deepwater Horizon Trustees Propose Comprehensive Restoration Plan for the Gulf of Mexico (Texas Parks & Wildlife)
http://tpwd.texas.gov - Fed, Gulf Coast States Announce Civil Settlement With BP (Houston Public Media)
www.houstonpublicmedia.org - Feds, BP reach $20B settlement over Gulf spill (Devin Henry – The Hill)
http://thehill.com - In Final BP Deal, Texas to Get $800 Million for Gulf (Jim Malewitz – Trib+Water)
www.texastribune.org - BP to pay record $20.8 bln over Gulf of Mexico oil spill: US (France 24)
www.france24.com - Justice Department announces final settlement with BP over 2010 oil spill in Gulf of Mexico (Eric Tucker – U.S. News)
www.usnews.com - DuPont, EPA Reach Settlement After Fatal Chemical Explosion (Environmental Leader)
www.environmentalleader.com - ‘Mr. Big Thicket’ was radically different from his contemporaries (Brandon K. Scott – Beaumont Enterprise)
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- New development to claim Montrose garden (Nancy Sarnoff – Houston Chronicle)
- 3 October
- After Two Years, Few Answers in E. Coli Discovery (Neena Satija – The Texas Tribune)
www.texastribune.org - Reveal Radio: But Not a Drop to Drink (Neena Satija – The Texas Tribune)
www.texastribune.org - Mobile home park in The Woodlands to share space with Wal-Mart, luxury apartments (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle)
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- After Two Years, Few Answers in E. Coli Discovery (Neena Satija – The Texas Tribune)
- 2 October
- Mayoral Candidates Talk About Parks And Bikes At Greener Houston Forum (Gail Delaughter – Houston Public Media)
www.houstonpublicmedia.org - Houston’s mayor, soon to leave office, continues push for climate action (Texas Climate News)
http://texasclimatenews.org - Massive Central Texas pipeline project runs into turbulence (Asher Price – My Statesman)
www.mystatesman.com - Mayoral Candidates Talk About Parks And Bikes At Greener Houston Forum (Gail Delaughter – Houston Public Media)
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- Mayoral Candidates Talk About Parks And Bikes At Greener Houston Forum (Gail Delaughter – Houston Public Media)
- 1 October
- Senate panel OKs crude export bill (Jennifer A. Dlouhy – San Antonio Express-News)
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Green Acres (Mimi Swarts – TexasMonthly)
www.texasmonthly.com - Opening weekend revives Texas hunters’ passion for doves (Texas Parks & Wildlife)
http://tpwmagazine.com - Round Rock’s mayor scores the first ram by bow and arrow on Texas public land (John Jefferson – Texas Parks & Wildlife)
http://tpwmagazine.com - Astronaut passes hunting heritage on to his family (John Goodspeed – Texas Parks & Wildlife)
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- Senate panel OKs crude export bill (Jennifer A. Dlouhy – San Antonio Express-News)
- 30 September
- Buffalo Bayou Park gives Houstonians a new perspective on the city (Molly Glentzer – Houston Chronicle)
www.houstonchronicle.com - Why Houston’s Politicized Drains Could Be Any City’s Drains (Rachel Dovey – Next City)
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- Buffalo Bayou Park gives Houstonians a new perspective on the city (Molly Glentzer – Houston Chronicle)
- 29 September
- New report details 10 years of improvements in Gulf of Mexico observation systems (Science Daily)
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- New report details 10 years of improvements in Gulf of Mexico observation systems (Science Daily)
- 28 September
- Shell folds on $7 billion Arctic bet (Jennifer A. Dlouhy – San Antonio Express – News)
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- Shell folds on $7 billion Arctic bet (Jennifer A. Dlouhy – San Antonio Express – News)
- 25 September
- More Money Released To Restore Nature Habitats In The Gulf Of Mexico (Syeda Hasan – Houston Public Media)
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- More Money Released To Restore Nature Habitats In The Gulf Of Mexico (Syeda Hasan – Houston Public Media)
- 24 September
- How Costly Are Driving Restrictions Programs? Evidence from Mexico City (Resources for the Future)
www.rff.org - How Do Environmental Policies Affect Employment? (Marc Hafstead and Roberton C. Williams III – Resources for the Future)
www.rff.org - The Costs of Competing Goals in Fishery Management (Kailin Kroetz – Resources for the Future)
www.rff.org - The Impacts of a US Carbon Tax across Income Groups and States (Roberton C. Williams III, Dallas Burtraw, and Richard D. Morgenstern – Resources for the Future)
www.rff.org - Designing Rebates to Protect Low-Income Households under a Carbon Tax (Chad Stone – Resources for the Future)
www.rff.org - Thoughts on the Future of Environmental Regulation (J. Clarence (Terry) Davies – Resources for the Future)
www.rff.org - New Markets under US Vehicle Fuel Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Standards: Credit Trading (Benjamin Leard and Virginia D. McConnell – Resources for the Future)
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- How Costly Are Driving Restrictions Programs? Evidence from Mexico City (Resources for the Future)
- 23 September
- Infographic: The Benefits of Preventing Invasive Species: Timing Matters (Resources for the Future)
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- Infographic: The Benefits of Preventing Invasive Species: Timing Matters (Resources for the Future)