
Houston Matters
Concerns about the Ike Dike’s effect on large ships (Feb. 13, 2023)
Posted on · On Monday's show: Why a local organization is concerned the Ike Dike could prevent certain large ships from entering the Houston Ship Channel.
Posted on · On Monday's show: Why a local organization is concerned the Ike Dike could prevent certain large ships from entering the Houston Ship Channel.
Posted on · The body of the 26-year-old Houston man reported missing from the Heights area earlier this month was found weeks later in the Houston Ship Channel.
Posted on · If approved, much of the funding would go towards a billion-dollar effort to widen and deepen the Houston Ship Channel.
Posted on · 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.
Posted on · Groundbreaking for the channel’s widening and deepening is expected in a few months.
Posted on · The smell was reported across Greater Houston, and led to shelter-in-place orders from both La Porte and Seabrook.
Posted on · A slate of proposed revisions to federal chemical safety rules could have prevented the leaks, but the changes have been stalled for years.
Posted on · 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.
Posted on · State documents show facilities released some 700,000 pounds of excess air pollutants last week, as they faced electrical outages and equipment failures due to the severe winter weather.
Posted on · Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia said the Ike Dike alone, when or if it’s built, wouldn’t be enough to guard against the effects of a direct hit from a hurricane.
Posted on · Experts say it's an important first step, but the plan has lots of limitations.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: Safety concerns stall construction on the ship channel bridge. We discuss how colleges decide who gets in. We learn how Project Row Houses is taking on the issue of black maternal mortality. And we visit a traveling exhibition of art made from LEGOs.
Posted on · Houston Matters takes a boat tour of the bayou's east sector to learn what's planned.
Posted on · Greenpeace said it was challenging the Democratic candidates participating in Houston's presidential debate to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable if they become president.
Posted on · Intercontinental Terminals Company must abide by a management plan that underscores how waste is sampled and identified, stored and discarded.