Featured Houston Argues for Right to Regulate Pollution (Jordan Rudner – The Texas Tribune, 9/2/2015) “Two ordinances passed by the city of Houston to regulate air pollution reflect the spirit of the Texas Clean Air Act and state environmental regulations and should be allowed to stand, lawyers for the city argued on Wednesday before the Texas Supreme Court. The ordinances, passed in…
Featured AgriLife Research study shows population changes cause woodlands encroachment (Texas Water Resources Institute, 8/2015) “Woody plant encroachment is one of the biggest challenges facing rangelands worldwide, but it consistently has been under-measured and poorly understood, according to Dr. Matthew Berg, a Texas A&M AgriLife Research postdoctoral research associate in the Texas A&M University Department of Ecosystem Science and Management….
Featured Galveston Bay Oysters Under Assault, Gets Bad Grade For Pollution (Dave Fehling – Houston Public Media, 8/12/2015) “It’s a day at the beach for families in La Porte. Bright sunshine sparkles on the waters of Galveston Bay where kids are swimming. But inside a nearby community center there was concern that the Bay, while in some ways better, is…