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March 13, 2016

Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region: March 13, 2015

Featured

  1. U.S. Army Corps: There’s ‘Misinformation’ About Houston’s High Risk Dams (Dave Fehling – Houston Public Media, 3/10/2016)
    “The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was updating residents on a massive, $75 million dollar project to repair and upgrade two dams holding back water in the Addicks and the neighboring Barker Reservoirs. They’re among six most critically in need of repair in the nation and are considered ‘extremely high risk.’ Resident Katy Emde had heard the reservoirs have previously never filled up.”
    www.houstonpublicmedia.org
  2. New research magnifies concerns about sea-level hazards in coastal areas (Bill Dawson – Texas Climate News, 3/6/2016)
    “With 367 miles of Gulf coastline (and 3,359 miles of total coastline, including tidal inlets), Texas is unquestionably  susceptible to sea-level rise and associated hazards that climate change is aggravating, especially storm-driven flooding. That much has been accepted by scientists for some time. But science constantly moves on, refining, advancing and correcting earlier findings and conclusions. In recent weeks, a number of studies have added to researchers’ understanding of, and underscored their warnings about, the impacts that human-caused global warming is projected to have on coastal regions in decades and centuries ahead. Considered together, these studies show how research is continuing to magnify concerns about the recurring conditions that coastal areas, including the swath of Texas stretching from Beaumont-Port Arthur through Houston-Galveston and Corpus Christi to Brownsville, will increasingly have to deal with.”
    http://texasclimatenews.org
  3. Houston’s FotoFest Puts Climate Change in Focus (Jennifer Parker – BLOUiNARTINFO, 3/9/2016)
    “FotoFest is about to unveil a powerful, if controversial, photography exhibition ‘Changing Circumstances: Looking at the Future of the Planet’ in the heart of oil and gas country – known as Houston, Texas. For a full six weeks, starting March 12, the 16th biennial exhibition will showcase the work of over 1,000 photographers and mixed media artists whose work captures aspects of ‘the anthropocene’ with images of climate change, industrialization, water pollution, energy consumption, waste and more. ‘Climate change is a huge part of the exhibition, which explores its ripple effect on water, biodiversity, human migration and the human use of capital,’ Steven Evans, FotoFest Executive Director and 2016 Biennial Co-curator told ArtInfo.”
    www.blouinartinfo.com

EcoNotes

  • 11 March
    • Texas’ Lamar Smith, U.S. House science chair, can’t leave controversy alone (Joseph A. Davis – Texas Climate News)
      http://texasclimatenews.org
    • Earth Day Art Contest Winners Announced (Adrian Shelley – Earth Day Houston)
      www.earthdayhouston.org
  • 10 March
  • 9 March
  • 8 March
  • 7 March
    • Texas Has Thousands Of Bad Dams, Two In Houston Deemed ‘Extremely High Risk’ (Dave Fehling – Houston Public Media)
      www.houstonpublicmedia.org
    • Texas Lawmakers Worry How State Will Keep Up With Abandoned Oil Wells (Dave Fehling – Houston Public Media)
      www.houstonpublicmedia.org
    • Galveston Officials Say Number Of Snakes On Beach Is Normal (Houston Public Media)
      www.houstonpublicmedia.org
    • Texas, other states resist EPA strategy targeting coal, mercury and haze (Mark Lisheron – Watchdog)
      http://watchdog.org
    • Texas Environmental Law Firm Becoming a Profit Center for Clients (Texas Environmental News)
      www.texasenvironmentalnews.com
    • Big data project aims to make breathing easier (Amanda Siegfried – Phys.org)
      http://phys.org
  • 6 March
    • New research magnifies concerns about sea-level hazards in coastal areas (Bill Dawson – Texas Climate News)
      http://texasclimatenews.org
    • What you need to know about planning a garden. (Hint: It starts with the seeds)
      http://grist.org
    • Houston-Area Students Compete In Energy And Offshore Exploration Competition (Al Ortiz – Houston Public Media)
      www.houstonpublicmedia.org
  • 5 March
    • Reveal Radio: A Monster Storm in the Making (Neena Satija – The Texas Tribune)
      www.texastribune.org
  • 4 March
    • Crab Trap Cleanup Removes More Than 250 Abandoned Traps (Renee Bumpus – Houston Zoo Blog)
      www.houstonzoo.org
    • Eastern meadowlarks fill air with birdsong (Gary Clark – Houston Chronicle)
      www.houstonchronicle.com
  • 2 March
    • New Program for Texas Rice Growers Improves Water Use, Waterfowl Habitat (Justin Stakes – AmmoLand)
      www.ammoland.com
    • Fixing Climate Education (EarthShare)
      www.earthshare.org
  • 1 March
    • Designated Natural Area on Garden Oaks Median Strip Now Also Designated as Art (Swamplot)
      http://swamplot.com
    • Planting for Pollinators (Amy Barton – Houston Arboretum & Nature Center)
      http://houstonarboretum.org
    • 1,000 Tree Saplings Planted by The District, Propagating a Green Corridor Amidst Busy Pavement (Energy Corridor)
      http://energycorridor.org
    • Seeking Citizen-sourced Transportation Policy Solutions, The District Partners with Mobility Houston (Energy Corridor)
      http://energycorridor.org
    • Save Money, Vehicle Wear-and-Tear by Sharing a Ride on a STAR Van (Energy Corridor)
      http://energycorridor.org
    • Cane Island & METRO STAR Launch Nation​‘s 1st Vanpool Partnership with a Master-Planned Community (Energy Corridor)
      http://energycorridor.org
  • 29 February