MAYOR WHITE: EPA COUNTS ONLY 1% OF REFINERIES’ POLLUTION Houston Chronicle 7/11/08 Mayor Bill White on Thursday challenged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s methods for calculating emissions from large refineries and chemical plants, saying that the approach significantly underreports the amount of pollution in Houston’s skies. TEXAS ISSUES HEALTH WARNING ON SOME GALVESTON BAY FISH Houston Chronicle 7/9/08 State health…
OFFICIALS URGE EVACUATION REGISTRATION The Baytown Sun 6/29/08 Nearly a month into hurricane season, officials are warning that evacuation assistance registries are being grossly underutilized. LEVEE BILL: MILLIONS AT STAKE Fort Bend County Herald and Texas Coaster 6/7/08 A proposal to require federal flood insurance of homeowners protected by levees – which would have enormous impact in Fort Bend County…
On Tuesday, June 17, KPRC TV introduced its new “Going Green/Envirocast” project to local viewers.