Featured Record heat amid warnings that global warming will increase smog hazards (Texas Climate News, 06/07/2011) Houston hit a record high 105 degrees on Monday, June 6th. It was the highest temperature ever seen in June in Houston. The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), a research and advocacy organization, released a study on June 2nd that Texas will be one…
Featured Nature Trail Developed for Visually Impaired (Gail Delaughter – KUHF News, 05/30/2011) The Houston Arboretum and Nature Center is working to finish the Palmetto Multisensory Trail, which allows visitors with limited or no eyesight the chance to learn about nature in a hands-on way. Information stations along the trail offer ways to experience the landscape through sound, smell, and…
Featured Texas drinking water makes pipes and plumbing radioactive (Mark Greenblatt – KHOU News, 05/18/2011) Due to years of exposure to drinking water that tests over the federal limit for radioactive radium, the underground pipes, water tanks, and plumbing for much of Central Texas are contaminated by radiation. This is a problem for about 40 to 50 communities. http://www.khou.com/home/-I-Team-Texas-drinking-water-makes-pipes-and-plumbing-radioactive-122108194.html Lawmakers…