Initiative aims to keep coast clear

(Houston, Chronicle, Perla Trevizo, Updated 08/14/19. Photo by Melissa Phillip.)

“Natural ecosystems absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and incorporate it into their roots. That carbon then becomes part of the soil and can remain there for a long time. A group of local environmentalists created the nonprofit Texas Coastal Exchange to help protect natural lands. Blackburn and his team believe they can help counter climate change by creating a market where landowners can make money off storing carbon dioxide. “

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Metro sets $3.5B bond vote for November

(Houston, Chronicle, Dug Begley, Updated 08/13/19. Photo by Steve Gonzales.)

“Metropolitan Transit Authority board members voted Tuesday to ask voters in November for permission to borrow up to $3.5 billion, without raising taxes. The bond proposition would authorize Metro to move forward on a $7.5 billion suite of projects including extending the region’s three light rail lines, expanding the use of bus rapid transit – large buses operating mostly in dedicated lanes – along key corridors such as Interstate 10 and to Bush Intercontinental Airport …”

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Interior rolls back endangered species protections, in boon for oil companies

(Houston, Chronicle, James Osborne, Updated 08/12/19. Photo by Jerret Raffety.)

“The Trump administration rolled back longstanding federal protections for wildlife under threat of extinction Monday, in a move that could expand oil and gas drilling and other development across America’s wilderness. …”For animals like wolverines and monarch butterflies, this could be the beginning of the end.”…”

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