• 713-524-4CEC (4232)
  • info@cechouston.org
Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region: October 14, 2014
October 13, 2014

Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region: October 14, 2014

Featured

  1. With huge damages at stake, trial over waste pits to begin

    (Matthew Tresaugue–Houston Chronicle, 10/5/2014) A half-century ago, the owner and operator of a Pasadena paper mill sent its waste for burial to a site along the San Jacinto River. The black bisque of cancer-causing chemicals eventually leaked from the pits, turning these murky waters into one of the nation’s most polluted places. Now, Harris County and the state of Texas want those responsible to pay for the mess. www.houstonchronicle.com. Photo by Brett Croomer/Houston Chronicle

  2. Shelly: Paying for Clean Air

    (Adrian Shelley–Houston Chronicle, 10/4/2014) Unspent state funds could help Houston cut vehicle pollution Recently, state lawmakers noticed something that organizations like Air Alliance Houston and Public Citizen have been pointing out for years. Hundreds of millions of dollars dedicated to programs that clean the air by removing dirty vehicles from the road are going unspent.
    HoustonChronicle.com.

  3. Conservationists Disagree What To Do As Bayou’s Banks Wash Away (Dave Fehling – Houston Public Media, 10/8/2014)
    Texas has thousands of miles of rivers and bayous. The banks of some of those waterways — including Buffalo Bayou in Houston — are crumbling and eroding. Which has led to a debate among conservationists: Should people try to engineer a change or let nature take its course?
    www.houstonpublicmedia.org
  4. H-GAC reveals $1.6 billion worth of projects in study (Community Impact Newspaper, 10/9/2014)
    The Houston-Galveston Area Council revealed its initial draft of the South Montgomery County Mobility Study to the public and local elected officials at a pair of September meetings. The study, which was initiated in October 2013, identified $1.6 billion worth of mobility improvements needed in south Montgomery County over the next 20 years. The study cited dozens of projects designed to ease congestion and handle the influx of residents moving into the south county area now and over the next two decades. The recommended projects include needed over and underpasses, lane widenings, new roadways, signal improvements and highway interchanges.
    http://impactnews.com
  5. LEED pays: LEED-certified buildings in Houston make more money and fill up faster (Video) (Jenny Agee-Aldridge – Houston Business Journal, 10/10/2014)
    The highest levels of LEED certification are quickly becoming the norm for new office buildings in the Houston area. And the next version of LEED will up the ante even more, in many cases favoring downtown and mixed-use projects. Building to LEED standards will cost you- — an additional 1 to 7 percent of your total construction budget depending on whom you talk to. But it could pay off in the end with higher selling prices and lower vacancy rates.
    www.bizjournals.com

EcoNotes

Skip to content