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Energy & Environment

Houston area to receive $1 million in air monitoring grants

Sara Willa Ernst, Health Reporter

Posted on November 3, 2022 · The grants are focused on communities historically overburdened by pollution.

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Energy & Environment

Community air monitoring is growing in Houston as accessibility to local data expands

Katie Watkins

Posted on December 22, 2021 · After years of dealing with toxic air pollution, residents of overburdened communities are taking matters into their own hands and installing a growing network of community air monitors.

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Harris County expands its community air monitoring program with a new mobile unit

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on November 4, 2021 · The mobile unit, known as the “RAAM,” will be able to detect a wide array of compounds and provide real-time data to the county's pollution control dashboards.

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Energy & Environment

Report: Cancer-Causing Formaldehyde Found Near Houston Ship Channel Communities

Katie Watkins

Posted on July 1, 2021 · Though some facilities do emit formaldehyde directly, some 95% of the formaldehyde in Houston's air is formed by other chemicals reacting together, making it harder to regulate.

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Preparing For The New Realities Of Climate Change (Jan. 29, 2021)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on January 29, 2021 · On Friday's show: CBS Sunday Morning's David Pogue discusses his new book, How to Prepare for Climate Change, billed as "a handbook on enduring Earth's new realities."

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New Houston ordinance allows property owners to opt out of building sidewalk, but must pay a fee instead

Ashley Brown

Posted on January 25, 2023 · Mayor Sylvester Turner said the new fee will prevent what the city calls “sidewalks to nowhere” from continuing to develop in the city. 

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Alief to open its new library with audio technology, 3D printing and tech facility

Ariel Worthy

Posted on January 13, 2023 · The community is getting a new neighborhood center that will include fitness facilities, a city health department office and offices for services like WIC.

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Houston violent crime decreased, property crime increased in 2022

Ashley Brown

Posted on January 11, 2023 · According to HPD, the  latest crime analysis for last year shows overall violent crime was down 8% and the murder rate was down 9% compared to 2021. There were 435 murders last year, compared to 477 the year before.

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In his last year as Houston mayor, Turner announces 2023 project plans for the city

Ashley Brown

Posted on January 4, 2023 · From affordable housing to public safety, parks, and street infrastructure, Turner said he's making it a priority to finish what he started. 

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