CRITICS: HOUSTON’S ANTI-SMOG PLAN TOO FOCUSED ON OZONE Houston Chronicle 7/16/08 Texas will spend the next five years and millions of dollars to develop a new smog-fighting strategy for the Houston area. GRANT FROM EPA LETS HOUSTON STUDY SHIP CHANNEL POLLUTION Houston Chronicle 7/16/08 Houston received nearly $650,000 Tuesday from the federal Environmental Protection Agency to conduct measurements of toxic…
MAYOR WHITE: EPA COUNTS ONLY 1% OF REFINERIES’ POLLUTION Houston Chronicle 7/11/08 Mayor Bill White on Thursday challenged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s methods for calculating emissions from large refineries and chemical plants, saying that the approach significantly underreports the amount of pollution in Houston’s skies. TEXAS ISSUES HEALTH WARNING ON SOME GALVESTON BAY FISH Houston Chronicle 7/9/08 State health…
OFFICIALS URGE EVACUATION REGISTRATION The Baytown Sun 6/29/08 Nearly a month into hurricane season, officials are warning that evacuation assistance registries are being grossly underutilized. LEVEE BILL: MILLIONS AT STAKE Fort Bend County Herald and Texas Coaster 6/7/08 A proposal to require federal flood insurance of homeowners protected by levees – which would have enormous impact in Fort Bend County…