Posted on · Ozone pollution can irritate and inflame the lungs, making it harder to breathe. It’s especially harmful to people with lung diseases such as asthma.
Posted on · When trash gets in the waterways, it can worsen water quality, harm plants and wildlife, and create health issues.
Posted on · Christian chairs the three-member agency that oversees Texas’ oil and gas industry.
Posted on · Rice University historian and author Douglas Brinkley pays tribute to many of the people who helped galvanize the environmentalist movement in his book Silent Spring Revolution.
Posted on · The grants are focused on communities historically overburdened by pollution.
Posted on · A local activist went before a judge, arguing for lower pollution limits on two new liquified natural gas facilities. The judge sided with him, but the state environmental agency sided with the companies.
Posted on · Texas oysters have had a hard time rebounding from the hurricanes, drought, and heavy rainfall that have impacted them over the past decade.
Posted on · The city's Solid Waste Management Department will accept discarded pumpkins from Tuesday through Friday at its reuse warehouse. The idea is to divert the gourds from the landfill.
Posted on · The company, whose U.S. office is headquartered in Houston, also announced a $4 billion share buyback and plans to increase its fourth-quarter dividend by 15%.
Posted on · A deadly coral disease has devastated reefs in Florida and the Caribbean. Now, scientists fear it may have made its way to a protected marine area off the coast of Galveston.
Posted on · City-owned land in a total of 26 parks will be protected under Houston's first land preservation ordinance, which aims to combat climate change along with improving air and water quality.
Posted on · Areas like Gulfton that have a lot of concrete and little greenspace can get significantly hotter than other neighborhoods across Harris County. A new plan aims to help change that by bringing more greenspace to the neighborhood.
Posted on · According to AAA, the average price for a gallon of gas in Harris County on Monday was $3.21, and on Tuesday it was up an additional three cents.
Posted on · The Columbia Tap Trail is a four-mile hike and bike trail through Third Ward and the Cuney Homes community.
Posted on · An ongoing cleanup operation in a fire-damaged unit at the W.A. Parish Generating Station in Fort Bend County is suspended pending the completion of an investigation into Thursday's chemical exposure, according to NRG Energy.