Houston to Dallas bullet train gives the green light to local environmental company (Marcy de Luna – Houston Chronicle, 02/05/2019. Photo by JR Central) While construction is not set to start until late 2019, plans for the highly-anticipated high-speed bullet train project that will connect Houston to Dallas in 90 minutes are inching along as developers at Texas Central are…
Featured Articles: Here’s how a Houston neighborhood is taking action after decades of environment injustice (Katie Moore – Environmental Defense Fund, 01/30/2019.) Established in 1948 as the first planned community for African-Americans in the city, Pleasantville faces significant concerns today about environmental justice and human health due to its location by the Houston Ship Channel and one of the busiest stretches of Interstate 610, as well…
Featured Articles: In Houston, A Growing Debate About Flooding And Sand Mining (Travis Bubenik – Houston Public Media, 01/16/2019. Photo by Travis Bubenik.) While sand mining is good business in Texas, where cities are growing and construction is booming, there are concerns around Houston that companies that dig for sand along rivers contributed to the disastrous flooding the region saw from…