By Leslie Ness (Leslie is CEC’s intern. She has degrees in communication and nursing. We sent her to the EPA hearings to report her impressions. For other reports, see this Chronicle article and this Houston CLEAN report.) As I drove into Houston’s Manchester neighborhood to attend Tuesday’s hearing on the EPA’s proposed emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants from refineries,…
EXXON MOBIL TO UNVEIL BATTERY UPGRADE Baytown Sun 11/29/07 Baytown-born breakthrough makes hybrid vehicles safer. BAYOU BARGE FIGHT FOCUSES ON ENVIRONMENT Baytown Sun 11/28/07 Concern over terminal’s potential impact sparks debate. TEXAS PROGRAM TO GET OLD CARS OFF ROADS IS DELAYED Houston Chronicle 11/26/07 A state program to help low-income drivers replace old, polluting vehicles has been delayed until January…
MISTRIAL DECLARED IN GALVESTON CAT-KILLING CASE Houston Chronicle 11/16/07 A judge declared a mistrial today in the trial of well-known bird watcher Jim Stevenson who was charged with animal cruelty for killing a feral cat cared for by a toll-booth worker. BIRDER ADMITS KILLING CAT, BUT WAS IT ANIMAL CRUELTY? OIL EXPLORATION GETTING SHORT SHRIFT, STUDY SAYS Houston Chronicle 11/13/07…