Energy & Environment
Report: Houston Has 10 Of The Most Toxic Industrial Polluters In The U.S.
Posted on · The Environmental Integrity Project looked at air emission data reported to the EPA.
Energy & Environment
Energy & Environment
Opponents Fault Trump Proposal To Cut Environmental Reviews
Posted on · Opponents said the rules give poorer communities without much political or economic clout a platform to negotiate with government regulators and big industries.
Transportation
New Bridge On Brays Bayou Officially Opens
Posted on · The opening is part of a $220 million project to add 3,000 acres of greenspace and 150 miles of trails to connect Houston’s major bayous.
Energy & Environment
‘It’s A Joke’: Flaring Expert Finds Big Problems In Report From Texas Oil And Gas Regulator
Posted on · Industry groups applauded a report on the practice of "flaring," but a leading researcher has found plenty to criticize.
Energy & Environment
Harris County Sues EPA Over Chemical Safety Rules
Posted on · The government overturned the rules in 2019, saying they were no longer “reasonable or practicable.”
City of Houston
Affordability Vs. Safety: Houston Debates New Housing Projects In Areas With Environmental Risk
Posted on · “We’re making a conscious decision to put that there. And I just believe that it isn’t safe for the particular community to live in that particular area.”
Energy & Environment
Al Gore Launches Youth Voter Turnout Initiative In Houston
Posted on · The former vice president talked about the impacts of climate change in Houston and urged students to vote.
Energy & Environment
Criminal Trial Set To Begin For Arkema Over Crosby Plant Fires During Harvey
Posted on · After Harvey flooded the plant, over 350,000 pounds of organic peroxide burned. Now, the company and several of its employees face criminal charges in Houston.
Energy & Environment
Precinct 1 Commissioner Pledges $7.4 Million To Bayou Greenways Project
Posted on · The funds, which are pending approval by the Harris County Commissioners Court, are intended to help finish up a massive bike trail project linking up the city's waterways.
Energy & Environment
Harris County To Increase Inspections Of Concrete Batch Plants
Posted on · The increase in inspections comes after recent outcry over new facilities trying to open in residential areas.
Houston Matters
Houston’s New Resiliency Plan A Good ‘First Step,’ Expert Says
Posted on · “What we have is the beginning of a much more comprehensive view of being prepared for the future than we have ever before had.”
Texas
Once A Rural Problem, Feral Hogs Are Now Encroaching On Houston’s Suburbs
Posted on · "Because they can eat just about anything, and live just about anywhere, there’s no reason to suspect that the problem is ever going to slow down. It will just get worse.”
City of Houston
Third Person Dead In Wake Of Watson Grinding Explosion
Posted on · The family's attorney said Gilberto Mendoza Cruz, 47, died Wednesday after sustaining injuries from the blast.
City of Houston
Watson Grinding Files For Bankruptcy After Deadly Northwest Houston Explosion
Posted on · The company also announced it would lay off 80 employees in a move Mayor Sylvester Turner said left him "surprised and disappointed."
Energy & Environment
Report: Half The Texas Refineries Spewing Benzene Above Federal Threshold Are Near Houston
Posted on · An environmental nonprofit has released an analysis of first-of-its-kind air monitoring data that shows benzene levels at 10 U.S. petroleum refineries exceeded limits established in an Obama-era environmental regulation. Six are in Texas.