Featured Report: Texas already on path to meeting most Clean Power Plan goals (Jordan Blum – FuelFix, October 14, 2015) The federal government’s proposed Clean Power Plan would have relatively minimal impacts on Texas because the state is already on track to meet 88 percent of the carbon emission reduction goals by 2030, according to a new study released by the non-profit…
Featured Katy Prairie Conservancy looks to take next step (Leah Binkovitz – Houston Chronicle, 10/13/2015) “As developers continue to carve out master-planned communities in the Katy area, Mary Anne Piacentini has other plans. The executive director of the Katy Prairie Conservancy is that hoping her nonprofit conservation group, which now covers some 20,000 acres, will soon join the growing ranks…
Featured METRO Accepts Award for Best Transit Agency in North America (Houston Style Magazine, 10/9/2015) “The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) today received the 2015 ‘Outstanding Public Transportation System Achievement Award’ from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). The award was given to METRO at APTA’s annual meeting in San Francisco. The national organization bestows the award annually…