May 17, 2011

ECONOTES 2011-05-18: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

Featured Texas drinking water makes pipes and plumbing radioactive (Mark Greenblatt – KHOU News, 05/18/2011) Due to years of exposure to drinking water that tests over the federal limit for radioactive radium, the underground pipes, water tanks, and plumbing for much of Central Texas are contaminated by radiation. This is a problem for about 40 to 50 communities. http://www.khou.com/home/-I-Team-Texas-drinking-water-makes-pipes-and-plumbing-radioactive-122108194.html Lawmakers…

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May 11, 2011

ECONOTES 2011-05-11: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

Featured After 7 months of almost no rain, three-fourths of Texas has reached the ‘extreme’ drought stage (Eric Berger – Houston Chronicle, 05/07/2011) About 74% of Texas is in an “extreme” drought and 24% reaching “exceptional,” which is the worst category. These are the highest percentages since the Drought Monitor was started in 2000. Houston has only received about 1.5…

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