Featured What Are The Most Walkable Neighborhoods In Texas? (Dan Solomon – The Daily Post, 3/31/2016) “Texas cities don’t have a great rep for walkability. Like, you technically can walk around most cities in Texas, but doing so isn’t always super pleasant. Blame it on the relentless sunshine, the lack of sidewalks, the fact that everything is spread out because it…
Featured The Way We Currently Monitor Air Pollution Near the Ship Channel Sucks, Researchers Say (Dianna Wray – Houston Press, 3/28/2016) “Houston is the petrochemical epicenter of the United States, possibly the world. Yet we have no idea what chemicals the people who live near the industrial tangle of pipelines, train tracks, refineries and chemical plants along the Houston Ship Channel have to breathe…
Features Stressed Texas Rivers Could Mean Too Little Water For Galveston Bay (Dave Fehling – Houston Public Media, 3/22/2016) “Galveston Bay took a hit back in 2011 during the big drought. So little freshwater was coming into the bay from the Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers that it became saltier than what sea creatures consider ideal. ‘One of the key…