Looking for a place to get your children outdoors? ABNC’s EcoClasses will allow your child to explore, discover and observe (STEM). Join them for some great nature experiences! Check out their website at abnc.org for details or call 713-274-2668 to reserve your spot.

EcoTots are for children 18-36 months with an adult every Friday.
EcoKids are for children ages 3-6 every Wednesday and Friday.
EcoSchoolers are for homeschool children ages 7-10 every Wednesday and Friday.    EcoAdventurers are for children ages 11-14 every Wednesday.

Please bring a Snack, Refillable Water Bottle, mask, closed toe shoes and dress for the weather.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality consider the following agenda items at the agenda meeting scheduled for Wednesday, June 30, 2021, which can be viewed virtually starting at 9:30 AM. The Commission will review petitions for permit applications, enforcement actions, permit reconsiderations; as well as Agreed and Default Orders on issues regarding  public water systems, Edwards Aquifer, municipal solid waste, petroleum storage tanks, and air quality (among others). Public comments on any matters within the jurisdiction of the TCEQ will also be allowed. Registration for public comments at the agenda meeting will conclude at 9:30AM and will require participants to join the meeting through webinar with the ID 578-221-763.

Item 4 New Business Agenda: Consideration of material changes to contracts under Chapter 2155 of the Texas Government Code (for goods and services) executed during the previous quarter.

Item 9 New Business Agenda: Consideration of an Agreed Order assessing administrative penalties, for air quality violations, and requiring certain actions of Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA in Harris County.

Item 12 New Business Agenda: Consideration of an Agreed Order assessing administrative penalties, for waste tires violations, and requiring certain actions of Russbel Davila dba RDM Tire Service in Harris County.

Item 20 New Business Agenda: Consideration of an Agreed Order assessing administrative penalties, for water quality violations, and requiring certain actions of the City of Pasadena in Harris County.

Item 21 New Business Agenda: Consideration of an Agreed Order assessing administrative penalties, for water quality violations, and requiring certain actions of Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 134A in Fort Bend County.

Item 27 New Business Agenda: Consideration of an Agreed Order assessing administrative penalties, for public drinking water quality violations, and requiring certain actions of SOHNA Investments, Inc. in Harris County.

Item 33 New Business Agenda: Consideration of the adoption of amended sections, new sections, and Chapter 115 (Control of Air Pollution from Volatile Organic Compounds) to the volatile organic compounds (VOC) reasonably available control technology (RACT) state implementation plan (SIP) revisions, as required by the EPA.

June 30, 1 – 4 pm, EcosySTEM Experience: What’s in the Water?

• Location: Jesse H. Jones Park & Nature Center

• Grades 4 – 12 STEM teachers, free, 3 CPE credits

• Field trip at the aquatics lab and along Spring Creek for a closer look at watersheds and water quality

• Register with Region 4 ESC

Environment Protectors Initiating Change (E.P.I.C)

E.P.I.C. is a free service learning club for high school teens that is aimed at learning about, and solving coastal environmental problems through hands-on projects.

If you would like to:

• Make a difference
• Help your community
• Make new friends
• Gain volunteer hours
• Have fun

Join them for a meeting at the Eddie V. Gray Wetlands Center on Wednesdays 4 pm – 5 pm!

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will work on the following agenda items at the commission work-session scheduled for Thursday, July 1, 2021. Which can be viewed virtually starting at 9:30 AM.

The Commission will receive legal advice from its attorney(s) on pending legal matters, as well as evaluate the employment and duty assignment of TCEQ employees.   .

Public comments will also be allowed, at the discretion of the Commissioners. Registration for public comments at the work-session will conclude at 9:30AM and will require participants to join the session virtually through webinar with the ID 180-748-443.

An opportunity to participate in stewardship work for registered volunteers–if you are not already a volunteer, please check out Armand Bayou Nature Centers’ website for more information.

Help restore the prairie by potting and planting native plants and forbs every Friday, rain or shine. You do not need to attend every Friday.

Looking for a place to get your children outdoors? ABNC’s EcoClasses will allow your child to explore, discover and observe (STEM). Join them for some great nature experiences! Check out their website at abnc.org for details or call 713-274-2668 to reserve your spot.

EcoTots are for children 18-36 months with an adult every Friday.
EcoKids are for children ages 3-6 every Wednesday and Friday.
EcoSchoolers are for homeschool children ages 7-10 every Wednesday and Friday.    EcoAdventurers are for children ages 11-14 every Wednesday.

Please bring a Snack, Refillable Water Bottle, mask, closed toe shoes and dress for the weather.