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Energy & Environment

Proposal Would Help Protect Houston Area From Hurricanes, Create 10,000-Acre Public Park

Katie Watkins

Posted on August 11, 2020 · If built, Galveston Bay Park would be a chain of man-made islands that also protect the Ship Channel from 25-foot hurricane storm surge.

Tags category 5 hurricane Coastal Barrier Ike Dike/coastal spine project Jim Blackburn Rice SSPEED Center

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New Houston-Area Rules To Prevent Flooding Are ‘Obsolete On Arrival’, Some Experts Say

Jen Rice

Posted on January 21, 2020 · Counties are adopting stricter drainage requirements to address increasing rainfall, but are they keeping up with bigger storms?

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New Flood Alert Website Launches To Monitor White Oak Bayou

Jen Rice

Posted on March 22, 2019 · First responders and residents along White Oak Bayou have a new tool to help navigate potential flooding.

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Corps Funding Will Cover Less Than A Third The Cost Of A Coastal Spine

Andrew Schneider, Politics & Government Reporter

Posted on July 6, 2018 · The Army Corps of Engineers has allocated nearly $4 billion to the project, which aims to guard Greater Houston against a storm surge from a major hurricane.

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Six Months Later, How Is Houston Recovering From Harvey?

Abner Fletcher

Posted on February 26, 2018 · Houston Matters examines the lessons learned after the storm.

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Lessons from Harvey 5 years later (Aug. 22, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on August 22, 2022 · On Monday's show: We begin a week of discussions marking the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Harvey by examining what still needs to be done to prevent another great flood and reflecting on lessons learned from the disaster with Jeff Lindner, the man who was the face of much of the events.

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Construction on $31 billion ‘Ike Dike’ coastal barrier will take decades, expert says

Ariel Worthy

Posted on August 1, 2022 · It could be as late as 2042 before Galveston Bay's coastal barrier project is completed.

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Ike Dike bills moving closer to reality, and Houston pet peeves (Aug. 1, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on August 1, 2022 · On Monday's show: What needs to happen for the long-sought-after Ike Dike/coastal barrier project to become reality after the U.S. House and Senate both passed bills containing it? Also: Houstonians share their pet peeves, and we discuss the high cost of going to an Astros game.

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U.S. House approves massive $31 billion “Ike Dike” project to protect Texas coast from hurricanes

Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune

Posted on June 9, 2022 · The U.S. House voted to authorize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin planning for the massive coastal barrier project in Galveston Bay, but funding is not yet secured.

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