Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region: February 3, 2022
EPA chief’s visit gives communities hope
(Houston Chronicle, Keith Downey, Updated 01/27/22. Photo: Elizabeth Conley)
“In Fifth Ward and Liberty Gardens, it’s not only the creosote contamination. We’re landlocked by freeways and railroads, so we are exposed to transportation emissions. People don’t realize that freeways can cause floods, too. When 52 inches falls over your head, 52 inches also falls on the freeway. Where does that water go? “
At a Crossroads
(Houston Chronicle, Dug Begley, Updated 01/30/22. Photo by Mark Mulligan.)
“Growth in Fort Bend County and the rest of the region is coming, however, and somewhere along this flat stretch of farmland the Grand Parkway eventually will cross the Fort Bend Tollway. Where county leaders eventually decide to put that intersection will have an impact far beyond the typical road, with potential ripple effects on the cost to build the toll roads, the types of development… “
TCEQ proposal rankles advocates
(Houston Chronicle, Emily Foxhall, Updated 01/29/22. Photo by Godofredo A. Vásquez.)
“Industrial disasters in recent years have caused more concerning air pollution readings than winter storms or hurricanes, state regulators say. The findings highlight what many Houstonians may already know: There’s a critical need for monitoring air quality when chemical facilities and refineries explode or catch fire.”
Additional Headlines
- 02/03/22
- Weatherization reports draw scrutiny (Shelby Webb- Houston Chronicle) www.houstonchronicle.com
- Attacks shutter butterfly center (Cayla Harris- Houston Chronicle) www.houstonchronicle.com
- OPEC + agrees to small output boost (Stanley Reed- Houston Chronicle) www.houstonchronicle.com
- $343 M on way to plug old wells (Benjamin Wermund- Washington Bureau [repost Houston Chronicle]) www.houstonchronicle.com
- 02/02/22
- Biden aims to sell rural drivers on electric vehicles (Gregory Korte- Houston Chronicle) www.houstonchronicle.com
- Abbott warns of icy roads- but not the grid (Cayla Harris- Houston Chronicle) www.houstonchronicle.com
- Exxon hits a $23 B gusher in profits (Paul Takahashi- Houston Chronicle) www.houstonchronicle.com
- 02/01/22
- Deep freeze will bring fresh test to state power grid (Brian K. Sullivan- Houston Chronicle) www.houstonchronicle.com
- $1.15 billion set aside to plug orphaned wells (Tik Root- Houston Chronicle) www.houstonchronicle.com
- EPA restores rule to restrict mercury, other pollutants (Mathew Daly- Houston Chronicle) www.houstonchronicle.com
- Conoco makes $400 M deal in Permian (Paul Takahashi- Houston Chronicle) www.houstonchronicle.com
- Exxon moving headquarters to Spring (Paul Takahashi- Houston Chronicle) www.houstonchronicle.com
- 01/31/22
- The cost of dealing with Permian earthquakes (Paul Takahashi – Houston Chronicle) www.houstonchronicle.com
- 01/30/22
- Vestas, a Danish wind giant, warns of supply chain turbulence (Stanley Reed- New York Times [repost Houston Chronicle]) www.houstonchronicle.com
- Biden outpaces Trump in issuing drilling permits (Anna Phillips- Washington post [repost Houston Chronicle]) www.houstonchronicle.com
- Flush with cash, U.S. shale industry weighing how much to boost output (Kevin Crowley, David Wethe and Sheela Tobben BLOOMBERG- [ repost Houston Chronicle]) www.houstonchronicle.com
- FEMA revising flood risk rating system (R.A. Shuetz- Houston Chronicle) www.houstonchronicle.com
- 01/29/22
- Rice student creates buzz with discovery (Andrea Leinfelder – Houston Chronicle) www.houstonchronicle.com
- Chevron’s $15.6B profit is its best in 7 years (Paul Takahashi- Houston Chronicle]) www.houstonchronicle.com
- Stopped train cars still vex Houston (Dug Begley- Houston Chronicle) www.houstonchronicle.com
- Ruling opens fight for Gulf oil (James Osbourne, Houston Chronicle) www.houstonchronicle.com
- Freeze leaves shivers of dread (Andrea Leinfelder and Monique Welch- Houston Chronicle) www.hosutonchronicle.com
- Cold sends natural gas supplies plunging (Bloomberg- Houston Chronicle) www.houstonchronicle.com
- 01/28/22
- Cornyn pitches hydrogen legislation (Shelby Webb- Houston Chronicle) www.houstonchronicle.com
- Federal judge tosses sale of Gulf oil leases (Mathew Daly- Houston Chronicle) www.houstonchronicle.com
- Study: Homes’ gas stoves bad for climate (Seth Borenstein- Houston Chronicle) www.houstonchronicle.com
- 01/27/22
- Dallas should revise tree-cutting rules (Sharon Grigsby- Houston Chronicle) www.houstonchronicle.com
- Growth of Grand Parkway sparks a disputed plan to widen FM 529 (Dug Begley- Houston Chronicle) www.houstonchronicle.com