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…
CEC sincerely hopes you made it through the rains safely. CEC NOTES Photographer Jim Olive: How to Get Your Photos on the Front Page. Have you struggled to get your environmental story on the front page of the newspaper? Do you have the tools necessary to make it happen? Environmental non-profits face the challenge of money, manpower and the right…
Featured Harris County in Crosshairs of Pollution Lawsuit Limits (Jim Malewitz – The Texas Tribune, 5/20/2015) “With Harris County in its crosshairs, the state Senate on Wednesday tentatively approved legislation that could make it tougher for Texas counties to sue big-time polluters. If finally passed, House Bill 1794 would notch another victory for a wide range of business groups in a legislative…