Houston Environmental News Update June 9, 2015

CEC is excited to welcome Morgan Greeves, a summer intern who will be developing CEC’s volunteer program. We are also excited about the great events that we are planning. Read on for more information. CEC NOTES Welcome Summer Intern Morgan Greeves The CEC is delighted to introduce you to Morgan Greeves, our volunteer coordinator for the summer. Morgan comes from…

Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region: June 8, 2015

Featured Houston’s Population Growth Could Mean An Increase In Extreme Heat (Dave Fehling – Houston Public Media, 6/8/2015) “Our story starts not in Houston but in Phoenix. It’s where the American Meteorological Society held its annual meeting earlier this year. Public health researcher Kathryn Conlon told an audience about a project funded by NASA that looked at Houston. Conlon found…

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…