ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES, MARCH 1 – 9

1 March Galveston Bay’s Issues (KHOU Channel 2) http://www.click2houston.com/video/18852707/index.html 3 March 5 Reasons to visit the Brazos River Trail (Houston Chronicle) http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/6292033.html 4 March Metro withholds rail deal’s cost before Wednesday vote (Houston Chronicle) http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6291626.html Recycling With Joan:Public continues to participate in “Going Green” (Alvin Sun) http://alvinsun.net/articles/2009/03/04/life/doc49aef44b5237c359940157.txt TCEQ: Landfill permit meets requirements (The Courier of Montgomery County) http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/03/05/conroe_courier/news/tceq0305.txt Jacob White goes…

City Requests Input on Greening Codes

Under Mayor Bill White´s direction the current code update cycle underway at the City of Houston Code Enforcement Branch will include provisions for “greening the codes”. Those in the Houston’s green building community can provide a great resource for ideas and are invited to participate in the code development process.