Posted on · (Above: Houston Public Media's Dacia Clay works at a standing desk where she serves as a web producer for News 88.7. Photo: Michael Hagerty, Houston Public Media) There's a lot of debate these days about the benefits of using a standing desk. Some argue standing while you work is much better for your health than […]
Posted on · For the second time, the Freedmen's Town bricks were ripped up by city contractors, despite explicit instructions from the city not to disturb the bricks. So why does this keeping happening? What can the neighborhood do to preserve what's left of these bricks? What more can the city do, when Mayor Sylvester Turner has already […]
Posted on · We spend most of our life at work. Our home away from home takes up such a large portion of our waking lives that, of course, it often greatly affects our happiness â or lack thereof. So how do we make our workplaces here in Greater Houston more enjoyable, at least from a physical standpoint? […]
Posted on · The Obama Administration this week announced new mandates for cutting carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel power plants and said that plants in Texas must cut their carbon emissions by 39 percent by 2030. Today on Houston Matters, we learn about the proposal from the EPA and what it would take for Texas to meet […]