The agenda includes multiple recommendations seeking contracts for the transportation of solid and industrial waste in the City of Houston, to improve the equipment of Wastewater Collection System Rehabilitation and Renewal, and emergency payment to Set Environmental, Inc due to a hazardous chemical spill. The agenda also includes multiple ordinances pertaining to the City of Houston’s Wastewater Systems and the 2019 Water Conservation Plan.
May 27, 2019, marked the end of the 86th Texas Legislative Session, which began in January. A plethora of environmental disasters–including multiple floods; the March fires at the ExxonMobil refinery in Baytown and the ITC petrochemical storage facility in Deer Park; and the April chemical fire and deadly explosion at the KMCO warehouse in Crosby–have plagued Houston in recent years….
Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region: July 16, 2019 — Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region: September 16, 2019. Harris County sues Houston refinery over recent toxic gas release; Houston Botanic Garden’s edible ‘rooms’ will lead visitors around the world; Trump admin. rolls back clean-water rule for streams and wetlands