By Ella Tyler The Galveston-Houston Association for Smog Prevention recently released a report concerning the ways Harris County and the city of Houston handle citizen complaints about air pollution. In 2004, more than 2,000 citizen complaints were made.
Willie Nelson and Carl Cornelius of Carl’s Corner, the first biodiesel-only truck stop in the country, have donated tickets for the Willie Nelson Fourth of July to the Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association to sell to raise funds to support the organization.
POLLUTANT STUDY GIVES THE COUNTY A CLEANUP ‘TO-DO’ LIST, MAYOR SAYS Houston Chronicle, 6/13/06 Concentrations of a dozen air pollutants in the Houston area pose significant risks to public health, and nowhere is the risk greater than in east Harris County, along the Ship Channel, a task force of public health and toxicological experts convened by Mayor Bill White concluded…