Featured Water districts challenged to increase conservation (Robin Foster – Houston Chronicle, 5/5/2015) “Local water providers are between a rock and a hard place – trying to keep rates low while facing huge costs over the next decade to build the infrastructure needed to secure Greater Houston’s future water supply. At a recent breakfast of the Association of Water Board…
Featured Breathe easier: Houston’s air quality is improving, according to new report (Elizabeth Rhodes – Culture Map Houston, 5/1/2015) “In spite of all the traffic congestion around town, Harris County’s air quality appears to be improving, according to a new report from the American Lung Association. The State of the Air 2015, released earlier this week, found that Houston ranks as one…
Featured Earth Day: Analyzing Houston’s Environmental Successes And Shortcomings (Syeda Hasan – Houston Public Media, 4/21/2015) “University of Houston professor Martin Melosi has been analyzing the city’s environmental issues for about 30 years. He says flooding has long been a concern for the region, but Houston has developed better responses like the bayous. ‘I do think that we have probably…