Houston Environmental News Update July 21, 2015
Wine, cheese, bats, land trusts, soil microbiology, clean water, environmental justice, Houston council candidate forums, starting a volunteer program, and much more!
Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region: July 20, 2015
Featured The EPA Has a New Tool For Mapping Where Pollution and Poverty Intersect (Heather Hansman – Smithsonian, 7/14/2015) “Open up the Environmental Protection Agency’s new EJSCREEN tool, click into the map and pull up your neighborhood. Are you exposed to higher then average amounts of particulate matter? Or are you close to bunch of Superfund sites ridden with hazardous…
Houston Environmental News Update July 14, 2015
Happy Shark Awareness Week! Have you ever been curious about sharks in the region? The Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, off the Texas coast, is host to a variety of sharks. The Sandbar Shark is a regular visitor at Stetson Bank, but you may also see Nurse Sharks, Scalloped Hammerhead Sharks, and even Whale Sharks on any visit to…