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August 14, 2012

ECONOTES 2012-08-13: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

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  1. Nation’s Largest “Stream Bank” to Stem the Effects of Houston Growth (PR Newswire, 08/09/2012)
    The newly permitted Katy Prairie Stream Mitigation Bank (KPSMB), located on the 6,500 acre Warren Ranch, will be the nation’s largest stream mitigation bank. More than 20 miles of impaired and channelized waterways on the Warren Ranch will be restored to sinuous prairie creeks, easing the severe effects of agriculture on the streams over the past century. This will also help the Katy Prairie Conservancy continue to restore and enhance habitat for wildlife.
    http://www.prnewswire.com/
  2. Using utility right-of-way could cut cost of bike path plan (Chris Moran – Houston Chronicle, 08/07/2012)
    CenterPoint Energy agreed to give free access to land along its power lines for bike paths, but only on the condition that it be protected from liability if a hiker or biker got injured while passing through. This could save millions of dollars that would be spent building new paths.
    http://www.chron.com/
  3. New plant to generate power ahead of schedule (Emily Pickrell – Houston Chronicle, 08/08/2012)
    A new 75-megawatt natural gas generating unit will be added to the W.A. Parish power plant in Fort Bend County next summer. This unit is designed to help reduce global warming by capturing carbon dioxide emitted by one of the four coal-fired generators at the plant. It will generate power in a clean and efficient way.
    http://www.chron.com/

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