Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1938: Discovering Air
Posted on · Episode: 1938 Three M-names help us to understand air: Meeting the Zeitgiest. Today, we learn what air is made of.
Tag: water
Energy & Environment
After The Death Of A 6-Year-Old Boy, Officials Work To Ensure Water Safety In Lake Jackson
Posted on · Residents will have to wait a while until things return to normal, health officials said.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3243: The Water Illusion Machine
Posted on · Episode: 3243 Hollywood’s Heroic Water FX. Today, water effects.
News
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1884: Avery’s Turbine
Posted on · Episode: 1884 Avery’s turbine: Important, but little-known, nineteenth-century precursor. Today, Avery’s turbine.
Houston Matters
Friday’s Show: Water Main Break, And Preparing For Coronavirus (Feb. 28, 2020)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: The latest on Thursday's massive water main break, efforts to prepare Houston for coronavirus, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news.
Houston Matters
The Bigger Picture: ‘Aquarela’ Depicts Water’s Power Around The World
Posted on · As Viktor Kossakovsky’s new documentary shows us how water behaves, we discuss how Greater Houston has been shaped by water.
Houston Matters
City Seeks Input On Water Conservation Plan
Posted on · Houston residents have until the end of May to submit their feedback.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1662: Between Two Worlds
Posted on · Episode: 1662 A book on water: between two worlds in an old library. Today, we’re between two worlds in an old library.
Houston Matters
He Led 1,500 Boys Across The Sudanese Desert — Now, He Brings Them Clean Water
Posted on · Salva Dut tells his story of fleeing the civil war in Sudan and explains how that experience led to his current mission -- bringing clean drinking water to his home country.
News
Repairs On A Water Main Require A Precautionary Drinking Water Advisory In North Houston
Posted on · A precautionary drinking water advisory is in effect for some living in North Houston
News
In Reversal, FEMA Says It Won’t End Puerto Rico Food And Water Distribution Wednesday
Posted on · The agency says it has been working on transitioning distribution to the Puerto Rican government but has not finalized it. Wednesday's date "was mistakenly provided," a spokesman said.
News
Water-Saving Mandate Lifted For Galveston After Hard Freeze
Posted on · Galveston officials say residents are encouraged to continue reporting leaks
News
Why Are Texas’ Smaller Utilities Not Cleaning Up Drinking Water?
Posted on · Dozens of small and rural utilities in the state have for years provided water that contains illegal levels of radiation, lead and arsenic. Lack of resources is largely to blame — but there's more to it than that.
News
UPDATE: City Of Galveston Anticipates It Will Maintain Water Use Restrictions During Weekend
Posted on · Although tank levels have risen, the City plans to keep the Stage 4 of its Drought Contingency Plan
Houston Matters
What’s At Stake In The Texas-New Mexico Supreme Court Battle Over Water Rights?
Posted on · A legal expert explains the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court case between Texas and New Mexico over water rights from the Rio Grande.