Featured Metzger, Smith: Our water infrastructure isn’t up to task to handle pollution (Luke Metzger and Sara Smith – Houston Chronicle, 11/20/2015) “Last month, more than 2 million gallons of raw sewage overflowed across Houston, the result of Halloween weekend rains swamping the sewage system. The sheer volume of stormwater transmitted by roads and parking lots into sewers overwhelmed the…
As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, we at the Citizens’ Environmental Coalition have much to be thankful for. Our vital organization has grown to 127 member groups-up 20 percent from a year ago-and we continue to add new ones each month. With the assistance of these committed members, the CEC has accomplished great things this year, such as Reaching over 4,500…
Featured Conservation efforts extended on almost 2,000 acres of Galveston Bay coastal habitat (Marissa Barnett – The Galveston County Daily News, 11/21/2015) “A local environmental group successfully protected more than 1,700 acres of wetland and prairie habitat near Smith Point in an effort to provide habitat for bird species, fish and certain Gulf crustaceans. The Galveston Bay Foundation purchased a…