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June 26, 2016

Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region: June 26, 2015

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  1. Texas Gulf dead zone caused by excessive rainfall, unlike Louisiana’s (Dylan Baddour – Houston Chronicle, 6/22/2016. Photo by Johnny Hanson, Staff)
    “Headlines this month bring grim news of a massive ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf of Mexico. Is this something Houston should be worried about? Yes and no. Most of those headlines refer to a recent study from Louisiana State University, which forecast a dead zone in the Gulf one-third larger than average this summer. That’s big. It forms from chemical runoff in the Mississippi River, and it kills a lot of marine life. But that’s Louisiana. Texas is different. It has a different kind of dead zone, said Steve DiMarco, an oceanographer and veteran dead zone researcher with Texas A&M, and it’s also hitting record size this year after a rainy spring. When you put the two contiguous zones together, that’s a 600-mile swath of uninhabitable sea from Gulfport, Miss., to south of Corpus Christi.”
    www.houstonchronicle.com
  2. Heavy rains prompt Montgomery County officials to study ways to reduce flooding (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle, 6/19/2016)
    “A good 40 inches of rain has pelted Montgomery County this year – well ahead of the typical pace and too much at times for the usually tranquil streams in this rapidly growing area. So regional leaders are embarking on a nearly $1 million study to improve and expand the early flood warning capabilities for the county. Under the plan, the San Jacinto River Authority also would analyze water flows and explore ways to reduce the likelihood of flooding, such as scooping out parts of streams that can cause bottlenecks. The authority, which manages surface water in the river basin, is teaming with Montgomery County and the city of Conroe. The entities are asking the Texas Water Development Board to cover half the costs.”
    www.houstonchronicle.com
  3. Nature preserves, water project dot northeast Harris County canvas (Jennifer Summer – The Humble Observer, 6/19/2016)
    “Taking advantage of the natural landscape, wildlife and beauty of the northeast side of the Houston area; several groups are working to provide outdoor nature preserves for residents to enjoy in the future. The Greens Bayou Coalition and an outreach specialist from the Texas Water Development Board were on hand at the Lake Houston Area Chamber of Commerce’s Atascocita BizCom Thursday to explain a few of their upcoming projects.”
    www.yourhoustonnews.com

EcoNotes

  • 24 June
  • 23 June
  • 22 June
  • 21 June
    • Flesh-eating bacteria puts Houston man in hospital (Harvey Rice – Houston Chronicle)
      www.houstonchronicle.com
    • How Houston Stacks Up On Transit Equity (Leah Binkovitz – The Urban Edge)
      http://urbanedge.blogs.rice.edu
    • Beekeepers And Concerned Citizens To Rally In Front Of Environmental Protection Agency With 2.64 Million Dead Bees (Elaine Hannah – Science World Report)
      www.scienceworldreport.com
    • Active Power New Spin on Critical Power Protection Reduces Toxic Lead Use and Carbon Emissions (Penn Energy)
      www.pennenergy.com
    • Battered by storms, and awash in history, Galveston’s state park beckons beach lovers. (Melissa Gaskill – Texas Parks & Wildlife)
      http://tpwmagazine.com
    • Kayaking anglers use hands-free pedaling to reach fishing hot spots along the coast. (Dan Oko – Texas Parks & Wildlife)
      http://tpwmagazine.com
    • Researchers delve into the marvelous, malodorous world of Texas skunks. (Russell Roe – Texas Parks & Wildlife)
      http://tpwmagazine.com
    • U.S. offshore regulator to unveil tougher environmental safeguards (Tracy Rucinski – Planet Ark News)
      http://planetark.org
  • 20 June
  • 19 June
    • Heavy rains prompt Montgomery County officials to study ways to reduce flooding (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle)
      www.houstonchronicle.com
    • Nature preserves, water project dot northeast Harris County canvas (Jennifer Summer – The Humble Observer)
      www.yourhoustonnews.com
    • Texas facing massive well cleanup costs after oil bust (Chris Siron – The Dallas Morning News)
      www.dallasnews.com
  • 18 June
    • Tip line program lets Texans help protect natural resources (Shannon Tompkins – Houston Chronicle)
      www.houstonchronicle.com
    • May: Another month for temperature records, 13th record-warm month in a row (Bill Dawson – Texas Climate News)
      http://texasclimatenews.org
  • 17 June
    • Pressure mounts on car emissions – is green fuel the answer? – Business Green (Green Sight)
      www.greensight.com
    • Texas Budget Spared in Court Ruling on Drilling Tax Case (Jim Malewitz – The Texas Tribune)
      www.texastribune.org
  • 15 June
    • Flood-damaged state parks in bad shape at time of peak usage (Shannon Tompkins – Houston Chronicle)
      www.houstonchronicle.com
    • 80% of Ocean Plastic Comes From Land-Based Sources, New Report Finds (Lorraine Chow – EcoWatch)
      http://ecowatch.com
    • $1 million worth of city sewer sinkholes to be repaired in Liberty (Casey Stinnett – Dayton News)
      www.yourhoustonnews.com
  • 14 June
  • 3 June
  • 26 May
    • UH Researcher Recognized for Work in Clean Energy (Jeannie Kever – University of Houston)
      www.uh.edu

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