Bayou City Waterkeeper, which works with local communities to protect and restore our natural systems, achieve equitable policy solutions, and advance systematic change to benefit all who live within the Lower Galveston Bay watershed. is seeking a Watershed Research Fellow. The Fellow will help analyze developments across the region for impacts on wetlands and community flood risk; prepare comment letters…
Regional Councils impacted by Hurricane Harvey are developing a distribution method for allocating mitigation funds. These regional investments will work to reduce the risk of environmental disasters such as hurricanes, tropical storms and depressions, and flooding hazards. H-GAC has received $488 M in a community development block grant and is seeking input in the distribution method. Public comments will be…
The city will consider the following agenda items at the Houston City Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, February 1 (public meeting) and Wednesday, February 2 (council meeting) in the City Hall Chamber. Hosted as a hybrid event, the virtual details can be found here. The agenda includes items about the land area of districts, elevation of flood-prone homes, wastewater collection…