HUMBLE HEARTBROKEN AS TEEN DIES OF RABIES Houston Chronicle, 5/13/06 Zachary Jones, a 16-year Humble High School student believed to have been infected with rabies by a bat, died Friday after a weeklong battle against the fatal disease. BAT SCARE “CARBON DIOXIDE…WE CALL IT LIFE,” US TV ADS SAY Reuters, 5/18/06 WASHINGTON – A little girl blows away dandelion fluff…
AIRBORNE PARTICLE LEVELS ON THE RISE Houston Chronicle 5/11/06 The level of fine particle pollution that makes up soot in east Houston is dangerously close to exceeding federal limits, state officials acknowledged Wednesday. BP REFINERY IN TEXAS CALLED BIGGEST POLLUTER Yahoo News.com 5/7/06 HOUSTON – The nation’s worst polluting plant is the BP PLC oil refinery where 15 workers died…
NO QUICK EXIT DURING DRY RUN Houston Chronicle 5/5/06 With predictions that the hurricane season starting next month might produce nearly double the storms usually seen, authorities staging a statewide mock evacuation this week acknowledge they cannot prevent lengthy evacuation times. HARRIS COUNTY OFFICIALS VOW THEY’RE MORE PREPARED FOR STORMS RESCUERS TREAT ‘EUNICE’ LIKE THE REAL THING HURRICANE DESTRUCTION POWERS…