Houston Environmental News Update December 16, 2014

CEC NOTES Please join us to jingle and mingle at our open house this afternoon from 4-8 at our offices at 751 Silver Street. It’s last minute and the invites aren’t the greatest, but we’d still love to see you! Call if you have questions or can’t find us. 713-524-4232. Welcome new subscribers Thank you to our new subscribers: Emily,…

84th Texas Legislature Regular Session update, December 15, 2014

Another slow week of prefiling for the Texas Legislature, which officially starts at noon on January 13, 2015. House Joint Resolution HJR 53: Proposing a constitutional amendment dedicating certain revenue derived from the tax imposed on the sale of motor vehicles to the state highway fund. House Bills HB 489: Relating to customer protections related to smart thermostat services marketing…

Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region: December 16, 2014

Featured From Refining Black Gold, A Black Dust And Maybe A Pollution Problem (Dave Fehling – Houston Public Media, 12/9/2014) “Think of the industry in the Ship Channel and big refineries with flares burning off chemical vapors might come to mind. But how about pollution from coal? Huge piles of coal… It’s called petroleum coke, a more concentrated form of coal….