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ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES, AUGUST 30 – SEPTEMBER 5

OFFICIAL: U.S. HIGHWAY FUND TO RUN OUT OF MONEY THIS MONTH Houston Chronicle 9/5/08 The federal highway trust fund will run out of money this month, requiring delays in payments to states for transportation construction projects, Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said today. HUTCHISON SAYS TEXAS IS SHORTCHANGED ON ROADS HOW DO WE PAY FOR ROADS? GROWING SUBURBS NOW SEE MASS…

ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES, AUGUST 23 – 29

LYONDELL PLANTS TO PAY $6.5 MILLION TO END TEXAS SMOG PROBE Houston Chronicle 8/26/08 Two Lyondell Chemical Company affiliates have agreed to pay $6.5 million to resolve an investigation into their handling of smog-causing pollutants, the Texas attorney general announced Monday. JOINT VENTURE PLANS $1.8 BILLION TEXAS OFFSHORE OIL PORT AND PIPELINE SYSTEM Houston Business Journal 8/18/08 Two Houston companies…

ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES, AUGUST 9-15

COURT BACKS HOUSTON SMOG PLAN SOME CALL TOO LENIENT Houston Chronicle 8/14/08 A federal appeals court sided Wednesday with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its approval of a smog-fighting plan for Houston that environmentalists claim will not result in healthy air. BUFFALO BAYOU BRIDGE NOW PART OF METRO LIGHT RAIL PLAN Houston Chronicle 8/15/08 The Metropolitan Transit Authority’s light…