WHITE SAYS PLANTS HAVE WORK TO DO ON BENZENE Houston Chronicle 5/28/08 Mayor Bill White on Tuesday reiterated his plan to get tougher with the petrochemical industry over its benzene emissions, and called on local plants to publicly set goals for reducing the toxic pollutant during the next five years. HOUSTON MAYOR SHIFTS CLEAN AIR STRATEGY HOUSTON MAYOR’S ENVIRONMENTAL TO-DO…
TOP WEATHER EXPERTS: GLOBAL WARMING MEANS FEWER HURRICANES Houston Chronicle 5/18/08 Cyclone Nargis recently made international headlines for dealing death and destruction to Myanmar. METRO BOARD BRACES FOR DOUBLE FUEL COSTS Houston Chronicle 5/22?08 When gas prices go up, and you cannot afford to drive, there is always the bus. But what if you are the bus company? CONSUMER WATCH:…
SEA TURTLE NESTS AT SURFSIDE Brazosport Facts 5/14/08 Waddling ashore from the choppy seas Tuesday afternoon, an endangered sea turtle dropped her motherly cargo – a nest of 109 eggs – all under the protecting eyes of the village’s mayor, public works director and police officers. TEXAS’ 1ST WEST NILE CASE THIS YEAR IN MONTGOMERY CO. Houston Chronicle 5/15/08 The…