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Coral Reefs In The Gulf Dodged Harvey’s Bullet – For Now
Posted on · Researchers are studying the Flower Garden Banks to see what effect Hurricane Harvey had on the coral reefs.
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Full Show: Winter Blast, And New Symphony CEO (Jan. 16, 2018)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We get the latest on freezing conditions in the area. Then, we meet the new CEO of the Houston Symphony. And we learn how Harvey affected sea life in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Harvey’s Impact Extends As Far As Some Coral Reefs
Posted on · Harvey didn't have as major an impact on the Flower Garden Banks coral reef as expected, but scientists are still learning from it
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Proposal To Hugely Expand Gulf “Flower Gardens” Concerns Oil And Gas Drillers
Posted on · One of the world’s most important coral reefs lies off the Texas Gulf Coast. Some of it is protected by federal rules but a lot of it is not.
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Not Just Oil Rigs: Gulf of Mexico is Home to Pristine Coral Reefs
Posted on · About 100 miles off the coast of Galveston, in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico, lies the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, a group of coral reefs that boasts manta rays, huge coral heads and hundreds of species of fish. The banks are managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and every few weeks NOAA’s marine research […]
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Houstonians Weigh In On Expanding NOAA’s Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary
Posted on · Federal regulators want to expand the sanctuary by 200 square miles, to an area about the size of Austin. That drew concern from some groups in Houston, including oil and gas companies that operate in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Not Just Oil Rigs: Gulf of Mexico is Home to Pristine Coral Reefs
Posted on · About 100 miles off the coast of Galveston, in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico, lies the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, a group of coral reefs that boasts manta rays, huge coral heads and hundreds of species of fish. The banks are managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and every few weeks NOAA’s marine research […]
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Recycling and Race, Suicide Prevention, and the Flower Garden Banks: Houston Matters for Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Posted on · Texas Southern Professor Robert Bullard argues Houston has a long history of locating landfills and incinerators – and their pollution – in mostly African-American and Latino neighborhoods. Now, some worry history could repeat itself, as a result of the One Bin For All recycling program. On this edition of Houston Matters, we hear those concerns from […]