ENERGY BILL COULD GO TO WHITE HOUSE NEXT WEEK Houston Chronicle 12/13/07 The Democratic-led Congress appears poised to send a compromise energy bill boosting vehicle fuel mileage requirements to President Bush for his signature as early as next week. EPA WAS PRESSURED TO WEAKEN TOXIC REPORT RULES Houston Chronicle 12/13/07 The White House pressured the Environmental Protection Agency to weaken…
By Ella Tyler and Leslie Ness Planet Ark, the daily listing of international environmental news stories reported by Reuters news service, recently had an intriguing headline – Texas Mayors Promote Fluorescents as ‘State Bulb’.
CONSERVANCY GROUP DIRECTOR TO LEAD PARKS AND WILDLIFE Austin American-Statesman 12/6/07 Growing up in Austin with a love of the outdoors, Carter Smith held a lifelong dream to someday work for Texas Parks and Wildlife. FEDS TELL METRO TO RE-SUBMIT RAIL PLANS FOR APPROVAL Houston Chronicle 12/05/07 Federal transit officials have told the Metropolitan Transit Authority it must re-apply for…