ECONOTES 2010-05-02: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

Featured 1. Sea Turtle Nesting Season Begins Again on the Texas Coast (Guidry News) The Kemp’s ridley sea turtle population is continuing to rise as the nesting season began this year on March 15. In 1995, there were only four turtles, whereas there were 197 recorded in 2009. Volunteer organizations have played a major role in the survival of this…

ECONOTES 2010-04-24: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

Featured 1. Crews fear oil rig will spill 336,000 gallons of crude a day (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle) A drilling rig that burned for more than a day before sinking Thursday has fouled Gulf of Mexico waters with a potentially major spill of crude oil, officials said. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/6969765.html 2. Has the Clean Air Act outlived its usefulness? (Matthew Tresaugue…