Featured County Attorney appeals trial court rulings in San Jacinto Waste Pits case (The Poutpourri, 4/17/2015) “Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan today appealed trial court rulings in the case involving the contamination of the San Jacinto River. County Attorney Ryan filed a Notice of Appeal in the case of Harris County and the State of Texas v. International Paper. The…
Featured First ‘Bayou Greenway Day’ highlights Houston’s waterways (Katherine Driessen – Houston Chronicle, 4/4/2015) “For the Houston Parks Board and city officials, the first-ever Bayou Greenway Day offered a glimpse of the 150-mile network of bike and cycling paths they hope will weave through Houston’s nine bayous by 2020. Voters approved a bond package in 2012 that will provide $100…
Featured HARC launches project to encourage more energy efficiency in buildings (Katie Haugland – HARC, 3/30/2015) “Texas ranks first among the states as the biggest commercial and residential energy consumer and is outpaced by only other five states per-capita energy consumption, according to federal statistics. At the same time, state policies and programs for energy efficiency receive just middling grades…