Featured Houston area accounts for bulk of state water program requests (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle, 2/5/2015) “Houston, unlike other parts of drought-prone Texas, doesn’t appear in need of water. Rainfall is about normal for this time of year, and its reservoirs are full. But good fortune hasn’t stopped the city and its suburbs from making an aggressive push for…
Featured Four Fort Bend park projects win regional recognition (Houston Chronicle, 1/26/2015) “Fulshear’s first butterfly and pollinator garden at the Irene Stern Community Center earned honorable mention from the Houston-Galveston Area Council in the Projects under $500,000 category. The regional group selected four Fort Bend County projects as part of the 2014 Parks and Natural Areas Award competition. These projects…
Featured EPA Regional Haze Hearing: Thank You! (Adrian Shelley – Air Alliance Houston, 1/20/2015) “Last week, Air Air Alliance Houston and the Sierra Club joined forces in Austin to attend a public hearing on the EPA’s proposed Regional Haze Rule. Haze is air pollution that affects scenic views in our national parks and wilderness areas. It is caused by air…