Houston Environmental News Update May 12, 2015

With only about two more weeks of school, many parents are thinking about summer camp for their kids and either gloating or panicking. The luckiest parents–and kids–will be at one or more of our member groups’ camps and similar programs. In case you–like me–are not yet gloating, here are some possibilities (in an unusual but logical order): Blackwood Educational Land…

Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region: May 11, 2015

Featured Water districts challenged to increase conservation (Robin Foster – Houston Chronicle, 5/5/2015) “Local water providers are between a rock and a hard place – trying to keep rates low while facing huge costs over the next decade to build the infrastructure needed to secure Greater Houston’s future water supply. At a recent breakfast of the Association of Water Board…

Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region: May 4, 2015

Featured Breathe easier: Houston’s air quality is improving, according to new report (Elizabeth Rhodes – Culture Map Houston, 5/1/2015) “In spite of all the traffic congestion around town, Harris County’s air quality appears to be improving, according to a new report from the American Lung Association. The State of the Air 2015, released earlier this week, found that Houston ranks as one…