PARKS PLAN ADVANCES IN HOUSE Houston Chronicle 5/3/07 Lawmakers took a step Wednesday to beef up state parks by removing a funding cap that has contributed to a serious decline in many of Texas’ 114 parks. HOUSTON MAYOR’S CLEAN-AIR PLAN SUFFERS SETBACK Houston Chronicle 5/2/07 Mayor Bill White’s plans to clean up Houston’s air were dealt a blow Tuesday when…
ASTRONAUTS RECALL VIEW BEFORE EARTH DAY Environmental News Network 4/20/07 The rarest view in humanity — Earth from afar — moves many of the lucky few observers to tears and gives them a new appreciation of that blue marble we all call home. RHODIA ORDERED TO MAKE CHANGES AT EIGHT SULFUR PLANTS Houston Business Journal 4/26/07 Rhodia Inc. will pay…
By Ella Tyler The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was formed in 1970, when the Coast and Geodetic Survey, the Weather Bureau, and the US Commission of Fish and Fisheries were brought together as a single agency within the Department of Commerce.