Silent and Deadly: Benzene Leaks From Pipelines Have Been Quietly Adding to the Ship Channel Toxic Mix (Dianna Wray – Houston Press, 5/10/2016) “Midway through his presentation, about just-discovered potentially dangerous levels of benzene in their neighborhoods, Jay Olaguer saw the blank looks on the faces in the audience and realized they weren’t getting it. Olaguer, the air-quality science program…
Do you remember the primary election on March 1? Well, early voting for the runoff primary election starts on Monday, May 16, 2016, with the election on the 24th. (We had another election last week–see coverage in the Houston Chronicle.) Depending on where you live, you may be voting to determine who will be on the ballot in the fall…
Featured As Houston Sprawls, New Roads Proposed For Katy Prairie (Dave Fehling – Houston Public Media, 5/2/2016) “A new plan is under consideration by Harris County, a plan to build or expand miles of roads or “thoroughfares†in and around thousands of acres managed by the Katy Prairie Conservancy in far northwest Harris County. The land plays a crucial role…