Featured Forest Service sales try to salvage drought-stricken timber (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle, 02/03/2012) Thousands of acres of the Sam Houston National Forest’s pine trees are dead or dying because of the drought. Forest officials have decided to cut some of the trees and harvest the wood before it rots, which is called salvage logging. Salvage logging is a…
Featured Matagorda County cries foul over EPA’s foul-air claim (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle, 01/27/2012) Federal environmental regulators believe that Matagorda County is a significant contributor to Houston pollution. However, local leaders don’t agree, and Matagorda County Judge Nate McDonald believes that the two local plants are “minute by Houston’s standards.” Carl Young, a scientist for the EPA’s Region 6,…
Featured Brazos battle pits water supplier against environmentalists, growers and industry (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle, 01/23/2012) The Brazos River Authority is asking for the rights of all the Brazos River water in order to meet the future demands of a growing population. However, many people, including farmers, landowners, environmentalists, and the Dow Chemical Co., are voicing opposition. Diverting the…