City of Houston
Houston City Council delays vote on conservation district program
Posted on · Six communities are set to be part of a pilot program that could test the benefits of a conservation designation.
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Energy & Environment
Texas To Make Environmental Proceedings More Accessible To Non-English Speakers, Following Civil Rights Complaint
Posted on · Air and water permits for industrial facilities are often granted in predominantly Latino communities, but environmental justice advocates say language barriers often make it hard for community members to participate in the public process.
Immigration
Along Ship Channel, Houston’s Manchester Neighborhood Grapples With Poor Air Quality
Posted on · Surrounded by two major highways, the ship channel and a Valero Refinery, residents of this Southeast Houston community breathe in air polluted by a number of different contaminants
News
As Houston plots a sustainable path forward, it’s leaving this neighborhood behind
Posted on · While Houston works to overcome its image as a dirty oil town, neighborhoods like Manchester remain solidly dominated by the petrochemical industry.
Podcast
Party Politics, National Edition Ep. 9: The Sound And Fury Of The Trump Budget
Posted on · What exactly does the Trump budget signify?
News
10 Things To Know For Thursday
Posted on · Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday:
News
UPDATE: Britain Raises Terror Level After Concert Attack
Posted on · Prime Minister Theresa May said Salman Abadi, the suicide bomber who killed 22 people at a concert in Manchester, may have been part of a bigger network.
Energy & Environment
Scientists Urge Action As They Trace Source Of Toxic Vapors In Houston Communities
Posted on · Scientists say that they found worrisome levels of benzene in the air in some Houston-area neighborhoods. But it’s where it may have come from that surprised them.
News
EPA Chief in Houston: Some Neighborhoods ‘Overburdened’ With Pollution
Posted on · The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is promising to do more to reduce pollution in Houston neighborhoods that lie near refineries and chemical plants.
Houston Matters
New Technology is Being Used to Study Houstonians’ Exposure to Air Pollution
Posted on · The Houston Advanced Research Center is beginning an air quality study using new air quality monitoring technologies to assess human exposure to air pollution. The Manchester, Milby Park and Galena Park neighborhoods will be the focus of the study. We learn more from Dr. Jay Olaguer, the Program Director for Air Quality Science at HARC.