Houston Matters
We’ve Known About Climate Change For Years And Young People Are Frustrated Over Inaction
Posted on · Young activists in Houston weigh in on the issue of climate change ahead of an event with author and environmentalist Bill McKibben.
Energy & Environment
News
Oil Tycoon T. Boone Pickens Dies At Age 91
Posted on · Pickens was surrounded by friends and family when he died of natural causes under hospice care at his Dallas home, according to a spokesman.
Texas
These Dams Needed Replacing 15 Years Ago. Now Texas Will Drain 4 Lakes Instead — Causing Other Problems.
Posted on · Two floodgate failures on 90-year-old Guadalupe River Valley dams — and the plan to lower the remaining four — are highlighting Texas' underfunded, aging flood infrastructure.
Transportation
Events In Houston Aim To Promote The Benefits Of Electric Cars
Posted on · We talked to one electric vehicle enthusiast about why he made the switch.
Energy & Environment
New Report Shows Air Pollution From Plastics Plants In Greater Houston Is Getting Worse
Posted on · Environmentalists want to see more enforcement of clean air laws.
Local
Houston Plans Large Solar Farm To Revitalize Sunnyside Neighborhood
Posted on · The Sunnyside Energy project is part of the city’s participation in the C40 Reinventing Cities competition, which Houston joined in 2017.
Mockingbird & Armadillo
WATCH: Golf Coast | Mockingbird and Armadillo
Posted on · Fore! he's a golly good gulf-er...
Houston Matters
A Closeup Look At How Houston’s Recycling Gets Sorted
Posted on · Houston Matters producer Michael Hagerty tours the Houston Resource Renewal Center, which processes some 95 tons of recyclables a day.
Local
Houstonians Urged To Participate In State Flood Planning Process
Posted on · Texas Water Development Board officials hosted a town hall about how to spend almost $800 million in flood mitigation funding.
Transportation
Report: Houston Drivers Spend An Average Of 75 Hours A Year Stuck In Traffic
Posted on · Texas researchers are now putting a cost on all that congestion.
Local
Houston Could Launch New Incentives For Green Development
Posted on · A new report offers recommendations to encourage natural flood mitigation.
Energy & Environment
Texas Breaks Records For Peak Electricity Demand
Posted on · The state’s largest grid operator says it’s because of sustained high temperatures.
Energy & Environment
Trump Administration Makes Major Changes To Protections For Endangered Species
Posted on · Interior Secretary David Bernhardt says the revisions will make the landmark conservation law more efficient. Critics say it will hurt endangered plants and animals as they face mounting threats.
Energy & Environment
To Offset Carbon Footprints, This Houston Nonprofit Pays Coastal Landowners Not To Develop Their Land
Posted on · The Texas Coastal Exchange says in exchange for donations it will “offset” carbon emissions by paying coastal landowners to keep their land undeveloped.
In-Depth
The Sell-Off In Energy Stocks And What It Means To Houston
Posted on · We ask two Houston investors what’s ahead.