Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region: May 13, 2014
Dioxin pits, Climate in Texas, Obama on climate, Metro bus routes going to grid, invisible tank-cleaning industry (Harris County is Ground Zero), and, as usual, many more headlines.
Dioxin pits, Climate in Texas, Obama on climate, Metro bus routes going to grid, invisible tank-cleaning industry (Harris County is Ground Zero), and, as usual, many more headlines.
Sumpreme Court ruling, Hexavalent Chromium in our air, drought disaster, and desalination in our region. Also, climate change, reverse commuting, power crunch despite new generators, and more.
Features Legal Battle Begins Over Galveston Bay Oil Spill (David Pitman – Houston Public Media, 4/28/2014) The owner of the towboat and barge that leaked nearly 170,000 gallons of oil into Galveston Bay says the Liberian bulk carrier involved in the collision was “dangerous” and “unseaworthy”. In a federal court filing, Kirby Inland Marine says the bulk carrier, the Summer…