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Posted on · Ozone pollution can irritate and inflame the lungs, making it harder to breathe. It’s especially harmful to people with lung diseases such as asthma.
Posted on · When trash gets in the waterways, it can worsen water quality, harm plants and wildlife, and create health issues.
Posted on · Texas oysters have had a hard time rebounding from the hurricanes, drought, and heavy rainfall that have impacted them over the past decade.
Posted on · A deadly coral disease has devastated reefs in Florida and the Caribbean. Now, scientists fear it may have made its way to a protected marine area off the coast of Galveston.
Posted on · Areas like Gulfton that have a lot of concrete and little greenspace can get significantly hotter than other neighborhoods across Harris County. A new plan aims to help change that by bringing more greenspace to the neighborhood.
Posted on · Without four of the five Harris County Commissioners present, the court can't vote on the proposed property tax rate for fiscal year 2023, which starts October 1.
Posted on · The investigation comes after a civil rights complaint was filed alleging the city is much slower to respond to reports of illegal dumping in communities of color than in wealthier, white communities.
Posted on · Listen to a bonus episode of Below The Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey.
Posted on · From floating wetlands to an abandoned golf course-turned-nature preserve, innovative green solutions to reduce flooding are being tested in Houston.
Posted on · Scientists from across the country are in Houston this summer to study whether tiny particles like soot and dust are making storms more intense.
Posted on · State health officials have found higher than normal cancer rates in the area for both adults and children.
Posted on · Local birders are recording the flight calls of the millions of birds that migrate through the Houston-area skies during spring migration.
Posted on · The waste pits were built in east Harris County on the San Jacinto River in the 1960s to store hazardous waste from a nearby paper mill.
Posted on · The waste pits were built in the 1960s to store hazardous waste from a nearby paper mill and contain dioxins, a group of chemicals known to cause cancer. Community advocates have been fighting for their cleanup for years.
Posted on · Environmental groups say the company, TPC, regularly violates environmental standards.