US COURT HANDS EPA A WIN IN UTILITY EMISSION CASE Reuters, 8/21/06 WASHINGTON – A federal court has ruled that a big US utility must install costly pollution-reduction equipment at its aging coal-powered electric plants if it expands them, handing a victory to the US government in a case that could shape an upcoming Supreme Court ruling. BP SHELVES ISLE…
By Ella Tyler A free pocket guide to the twenty most dangerous invasive plant species in the Galveston Bay Area has just been published by Galveston Bay Estuary Program and the Houston Advanced Research Center. The guide has color pictures of the listed plants and includes information about their local distribution, preferred habitat, reproduction, and growth patterns.
FOR LEGISLATURE, RAIDING EARMARKED FUNDS ROUTINE Houston Chronicle 8/13/06 AUSTIN – Hundreds of millions in taxes and fees that were earmarked for specific purposes such as state parks, emergency medical services, and even dogs and cats have been moved around by lawmakers to meet other needs. CULBERSON WANTS RAIL ALONG SOUTHWEST FREEWAY Houston Chronicle 8/13/06 US Rep. John Culberson may…