ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES, OCTOBER 13 – 19

METRO PANEL VOTES FOR LIGHT RAIL ON ALL FIVE PLANNED LINES Houston Chronicle 10/18/07 The Metropolitan Transit Authority board voted today on a Richmond-Wheeler route for its controversial University light rail line. But that was almost an anticlimax: It also voted to put light rail – not Bus Rapid transit – on all five planned lines. ENERGY PACKAGE IS HUNG…

CYPRESS CREEK FLOOD CONTROL COALITION’S STATEMENT ON COUNTY BOND PROPOSAL

From “Look Upstream”, by Cypress Creek Flood Control Coalition The Cypress Creek Flood Control Coalition has been coordinating with Commissioner Jerry Eversole, Commissioner Steve Radack and County Judge Ed Emmett for several years seeking funding sources and commitments to preserve land before development for the dual purpose of flood water detention/conveyance and greenway nature preserves, parks, and trails within the…