FEDERAL ENERGY POLICY SHIFT LIKELY TO BE SEISMIC Houston Chronicle 12/20/08 Many environmentalists are downright giddy. TRADE DEALS MUST PROTECT ENVIRONMENT: OBAMA SUNSET PANEL URGES TIGHT REIN ON ‘OUT OF CONTROL’ TXDOT Houston Chronicle 12/16/08 Describing the Texas Department of Transportation as “a mess” that must be transformed to restore public trust, a legislative panel Tuesday recommended keeping a tight…
The EPA/TCEQ Unified Command has established a household hazardous waste drop-off station for residents of Nassau Bay, Webster, Seabrook, El Lago and Taylor Lake and surrounding areas for homes affected by flooding as a result of Hurricane Ike.
CREDIT CRISIS SPURS CITY TO LOOK FOR PROJECTS TO HOLD Houston Chronicle 10/29/08 The city has drawn up plans to roll back spending by around $100 million on parks, corroded water and sewer lines and other major infrastructure projects in what officials characterize as a cautious approach to the credit crisis. TEXAS COAST’S RECOVERY FROM IKE TO TAKE LONGER THAN…